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Scribeamerica Past Surgical History

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






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






3. 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'






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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 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






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






12. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






19. Surgical removal of the uterus






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. Surgical removal of the spleen






27. 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






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






29. 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'






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






31. Surgical incision placed in the sternum






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






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






34. Surgical removal of the gallbladder






35. 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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Surgical removal of the tonsils






43. 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






44. Surgical incision placed in the sternum






45. 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






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






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






48. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired






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






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