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Scribeamerica Past Surgical History

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1. 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






2. A surgical hole in the chest (i.e chest tube)






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






4. 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






5. Surgical procedure in which part of the cranium (i.e skull) is removed; usually done to relieve the pressure from brain swelling and prevent brainstem herniation






6. Surgical removal of the tonsils






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






9. Surgical removal of the gallbladder






10. Surgical removal of the appendix






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






12. Reconstruction of a blood vessel - usually the coronary artery






13. A surgical hole in the chest (i.e chest tube)






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






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






16. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands






17. 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






18. Surgical procedure in which part of the cranium (i.e skull) is removed; usually done to relieve the pressure from brain swelling and prevent brainstem herniation






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






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






21. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired






22. Surgical removal of the appendix






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






24. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired






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






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






27. 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






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






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






31. Procedure to remove a stone or dilate a blocked common bile duct or pancreatic duct; usually done by the gastroeneterologist






32. A small device placed in the chest to help control abnormal heart rhythms. Uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate.






33. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands






34. Surgical excision of the breast






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. A small device placed in the chest to help control abnormal heart rhythms. Uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate.






39. Reconstruction of a blood vessel - usually the coronary artery






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






41. Surgical removal of an ovary






42. 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






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






44. Surgical removal of the spleen






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






46. Surgical removal of the gallbladder






47. Surgical procedure that removes plaque from the narrowing carotid arteries in the neck and allows blood and oxygen to flow freely to the brain






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






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






50. Surgical excision of the breast