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Scribeamerica Past Surgical History

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1. Surgical procedure to 'tie off' the fallopian tubes






2. Used to remove prostatic tissue by passing a cystoscope through the urethra to the prostate and cutting out the prostate






3. Surgical procedure that allows a surgeon to look inside the abdominal cavity and explore the internal organs






4. Extensive surgical technique whereby the head of the pancreas - duodenum - part of the jejunum and part of the stomach are removed. Usually done in cases of early pancreatic cancer






5. Surgical removal of the tonsils






6. Long - slender - small - flexible tube that is inserted into a peripheral vein - typically in the upper arm - and advanced until the catheter tip terminates in a large vein in the chest near the heart to obtain intravenous access






7. Extensive surgical technique whereby the head of the pancreas - duodenum - part of the jejunum and part of the stomach are removed. Usually done in cases of early pancreatic cancer






8. Surgical excision of the breast






9. Excision of the large intestine or colon; can be either a 'partial colectomy' or a 'total colectomy' depending on how much colon is removed






10. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands






11. Surgical procedure in which the uterus is incised and the fetus is delivered






12. Surgical incision placed in the sternum






13. Surgical procedure whereby a graft is used to bypass a segment of severely atherosclerosed femoral artery in order to provide blood flow to the leg and prevent amputation. The graft is placed proximal to the occlusion in the femoral artery and then b






14. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands






15. Surgical technique of making a large incision in order to fully open the cavity to perform surgery






16. Surgical incision placed in the sternum






17. Surgical technique of making small incisions into the skin and inserting a camera and surgical instruments through those incisions in order to perform surgery






18. A device that is deployed into a blocked coronary artery in order to open it and restore blood flow






19. Surgical removal of the gallbladder






20. Surgical technique of making small incisions into the skin and inserting a camera and surgical instruments through those incisions in order to perform surgery






21. A surgical incision into the membrane between the cricoid bone and the laryngeal cartilage; done for the purpose of providing an airway when breathing through the mouth and nose is not an option






22. Surgical procedure that provides an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall






23. Surgical removal of the uterus






24. Using an endoscope to visualize the sigmoid colon by passing it through the anus and rectume






25. Angiocatheter into a large artery (i.e the femoral artery or brachial artery) and advances it up the aorta and into the coronary arteries






26. Cardiac bypass; open heart surgery involving the bypass of an obstructed coronary artery usually with the saphenous vein or the internal mammary vein






27. Surgical excision of the breast






28. Surgical procedure whereby the lamina on the vertebral bodies are removed in order to create more room for the spinal root to exit the spinal canal. Often used to treat painful sensory radiculopathies like sciatica






29. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired






30. Surgical incision into the fascia in order to relieve the high pressures and restore bloow flow that can happen in compartment syndrome






31. A surgical hole into the skull; brain surgery; as in to drain an epidural hematoma






32. Device that is implanted in the chest to monitor for and correct episodes of rapid heartbeat. If the heartbeat gets too fast (ventricular tachycardia) - the AICD will stimulate the heart to restore a normal rhythm. In cases where the heartbeat is so






33. Below the knee amputation; done when the leg cannot be salvaged but the knee is preserved






34. Surgical procedure to 'tie off' the fallopian tubes






35. Cardiac bypass; open heart surgery involving the bypass of an obstructed coronary artery usually with the saphenous vein or the internal mammary vein






36. Done by the orthopedic surgeon in the operating room in order to re-align and stabilize the fractured segments of bone






37. Surgical procedure in which the salpinx 'fallopian tube' is removed






38. Surgical removal of the spleen






39. Above the knee amputation; done when the knee and the leg cannot be salvaged as in bone cancer or trauma






40. Surgical procedure that divides the stomach into a small upper pouch and a much larger lower 'remnant' pouch and then re-arranges the small intestine to connect to both. 'stomach stapling'






41. Above the knee amputation; done when the knee and the leg cannot be salvaged as in bone cancer or trauma






42. Surgical procedure that provides an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall






43. Used to remove prostatic tissue by passing a cystoscope through the urethra to the prostate and cutting out the prostate






44. Surgical incision into the fascia in order to relieve the high pressures and restore bloow flow that can happen in compartment syndrome






45. Using an endoscope to visualize the inside of the colon by passing it through the anus and rectum






46. Surgical procedure whereby the vertebral bodies are fused together; usually done to prevent further spinal cord injury from disruption of the intervertebral ligaments and instability of the vertebral joints






47. A surgical hole into the skull; brain surgery; as in to drain an epidural hematoma






48. Surgical procedure in which the uterus is incised and the fetus is delivered






49. Surgical removal of the tonsils






50. Upper GI endoscopy whereby the endoscope looks through the mouth and the esophagus as fas as through the stomach to the first part of the duodenum