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Scribeamerica Past Surgical History

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1. 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'






2. 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'






3. Surgical incision placed in the sternum






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






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






6. 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






7. Surgical excision of the breast






8. Surgical removal of the appendix






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Surgical incision placed in the sternum






39. 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






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






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






42. Surgical removal of the spleen






43. Surgical removal of the tonsils






44. 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






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






46. Surgical removal of the tonsils






47. Surgical removal of the gallbladder






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






49. Surgical removal of an ovary






50. Surgical removal of an ovary