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Scribeamerica Past Surgical History

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1. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired






2. Surgical removal of the spleen






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






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






5. 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






6. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands






7. Surgical removal of an ovary






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






13. Surgical removal of the uterus






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






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






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






17. Surgical removal of the tonsils






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






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






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






21. 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






22. Surgical removal of an ovary






23. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. 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






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 gallbladder






34. 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






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






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






37. Surgical excision of the breast






38. Surgical incision placed in the sternum






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






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






41. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired






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






43. Surgical removal of the spleen






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






45. 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'






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






47. 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.






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






49. Surgical excision of the breast






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