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Scribeamerica Past Surgical History

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1. Surgical removal of the spleen






2. Surgical removal of the uterus






3. 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






4. Surgical removal of the tonsils






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Surgical removal of an ovary






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. Surgical removal of the gallbladder






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






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






20. Surgical removal of an ovary






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. Opening of the cervix and removal of uterine material. Preformed in the case of miscarriage or extensive uterine bleeding






29. Surgical removal of the appendix






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






31. 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






32. 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'






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Surgical incision placed in the sternum






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Opening of the cervix and removal of uterine material. Preformed in the case of miscarriage or extensive uterine bleeding






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






49. 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






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