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Surgical Procedures, Operative

Medical Definition:	Operations carried out for the correction of deformities and defects, repair of injuries, and diagnosis and cure of certain diseases. (Taber, 18th ed.)
Guide Notes:	not the field nor spec ( = SURGERY); only the surg patient or surg procedures; prefer /surg with organs or dis; /instrum = SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS or SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; surgical inj = SURGICAL INJURIES see INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS: see TN 179; /hist = S
Also Called:	Surgery, Ghost

Surgical Procedures, Operative Categories.

	Ambulatory Surgical Procedures - Surgery performed on an outpatient basis. It may be hospital-based or performed in an office or surgicenter.
	Anastomosis, Surgical - Surgical union or shunt between ducts, tubes or vessels. It may be end-to-end, end-to-side, side-to-end, or side-to-side.
	Assisted Circulation - Pumping that aids the natural activity of the heart. (Dorland, 27th ed)
	Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures - Surgery performed on the heart or blood vessels.
	Cryosurgery - The use of freezing as a special surgical technique to destroy or excise tissue.
	Curettage - A scraping, usually of the interior of a cavity or tract, for removal of new growth or other abnormal tissue, or to obtain material for tissue diagnosis. It is performed with a curet (curette), a spoon-shaped instrument designed for that purpose. (From Stedman, 25th ed & Dorland, 27th ed)
	Debridement - The removal of foreign material and devitalized or contaminated tissue from or adjacent to a traumatic or infected lesion until surrounding healthy tissue is exposed. (Dorland, 27th ed)
	Decompression, Surgical - A surgical operation for the relief of pressure in a body compartment or on a body part. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
	Device Removal - Removal of an implanted therapeutic or prosthetic device.
	Digestive System Surgical Procedures - Surgery performed on the digestive system or its parts.
	Electrosurgery - Division of tissues by a high-frequency current applied locally with a metal instrument or needle. (Stedman, 25th ed)
	Endocrine Surgical Procedures - Surgery performed on any endocrine gland.
	Extracorporeal Circulation - Diversion of blood flow through a circuit located outside the body but continuous with the bodily circulation.
	Intraoperative Period - The period during a surgical operation.
	Laparotomy
	Laser Surgery - The use of a laser either to vaporize surface lesions or to make bloodless cuts in tissue. It does not include the coagulation of tissue by laser (LASER COAGULATION).
	Ligation - Application of a ligature to tie a vessel or strangulate a part.
	Lymph Node Excision - Surgical excision of one or more lymph nodes. Its most common use is in cancer surgery. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p966)
	Mastectomy
	Microsurgery - The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope.
	Neurosurgical Procedures - Surgery performed on the nervous system or its parts.
	Obstetric Surgical Procedures - Surgery performed on the pregnant woman for conditions associated with pregnancy, labor, or the puerperium. It does not include surgery of the newborn infant.
	Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures - Surgery performed on the eye or any of its parts.
	Oral Surgical Procedures - Procedures used to treat disease, injuries, and defects of the oral and maxillofacial region.
	Ostomy - Surgical construction of an artificial opening (stoma) for external fistulization of a duct or vessel by insertion of a tube with or without a supportive stent.
	Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures - Surgery performed on the ear and its parts, the nose and nasal cavity, or the throat, including surgery of the adenoids, tonsils, pharynx, and trachea.
	Pelvic Exenteration - Removal of all of the organs and adjacent structures of the pelvis. It is usually performed to surgically remove cancer involving the bladder, uterine cervix, or rectum. (Stedman, 25th ed)
	Postoperative Period - The period following a surgical operation.
	Prosthesis Implantation - Surgical insertion of a prosthesis.
	Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - Procedures used to reconstruct, restore, or improve defective, damaged, or missing structures.
	Reoperation - A repeat operation for the same condition in the same patient due to disease progression or recurrence, or as followup to failed previous surgery.
	Second-Look Surgery - A followup operation to examine the outcome of the previous surgery and other treatments, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
	Splenectomy
	Surgical Procedures, Elective - Surgery which could be postponed or not done at all without danger to the patient. Elective surgery includes procedures to correct non-life-threatening medical problems as well as to alleviate conditions causing psychological stress or other potential risk to patients, e.g., cosmetic or contraceptive surgery.
	Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive - Procedures that avoid use of open invasive surgery in favor of closed or local surgery. These generally involve use of laparoscopic devices and remote-control manipulation of instruments with indirect observation of the surgical field through an endoscope or similar device. With the reduced trauma associated with minimally invasive surgery, long hospital stays may be reduced with increased rates of short stay or day surgery.
	Surgical Procedures, Minor - Surgery restricted to the management of minor problems and injuries; surgical procedures of relatively slight extent and not in itself hazardous to life. (Dorland, 28th ed & Stedman, 25th ed)
	Suture Techniques
	Symphysiotomy
	Thoracic Surgical Procedures - Surgery performed on the thoracic organs, most commonly the lungs and the heart.
	Transplantation - Transference of a tissue or organ, alive or dead, within an individual, between individuals of the same species, or between individuals of different species.
	Urogenital Surgical Procedures - Surgery performed on the urinary tract or its organs and on the male or female genitalia.

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