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Scribeamerica Past Surgical History

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1. 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






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






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






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 provides an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall






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






7. 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






8. Surgical removal of the uterus






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






10. 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






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






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 an ovary






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






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






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






18. Surgical removal of the tonsils






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. Surgical removal of the gallbladder






25. Surgical removal of the adenoid glands






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Surgical removal of the appendix






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Surgical incision placed in the sternum






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. Surgical incision placed in the sternum






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