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Scribeamerica Past Surgical History

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1. Surgical removal of an ovary






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






3. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






11. Surgical removal of the gallbladder






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Surgical removal of an ovary






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Surgical removal of the uterus






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






27. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired






28. 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.






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






30. Surgical procedure in which the hernia is repaired






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






32. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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'






39. 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






40. 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'






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






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






43. Surgical removal of the spleen






44. 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






45. 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






46. 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






47. Surgical removal of the appendix






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






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






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