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Scribeamerica Past Surgical History

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1. 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






2. Surgical removal of the appendix






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






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






5. Surgical removal of the spleen






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






7. 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'






8. Surgical removal of the uterus






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






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






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






12. Surgical removal of the uterus






13. Surgical removal of the gallbladder






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






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






16. 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'






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






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






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






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






21. Surgical incision made over the severely burned skin or eschar that due to its ability to restrict movement is done in order to relieve the constriction and allow for breathing and blood flow






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






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






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






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. Reconstruction of a blood vessel - usually the coronary artery






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands






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






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






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






37. Surgical removal of an ovary






38. Surgical excision of the breast






39. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired






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






41. 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






42. Surgical removal of the gallbladder






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






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






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






46. Surgical excision of the breast






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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






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