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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Ileostomy
National Library of Medicine — An ileostomy is an opening in your belly wall that is made during surgery. The word "ileostomy" comes from the words "ileum" and "stoma." Your ileum is the lowest part of your small intestine. "Stoma" means ...More…
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Varicose vein - noninvasive treatment
National Library of Medicine — Sclerotherapy; Laser therapy - varicose veins; Radiofrequency vein ablation; Endovenous thermal ablation; Transilluminated power phlebotomy; Endovenous laser ablation; Varicose vein therapy Normally, valves in your veins keep your blood flowing ...More…
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Esophagectomy - open
National Library of Medicine — Trans-hiatal esophagectomy; Trans-thoracic esophagectomy; En bloc esophagectomy; Removal of the esophagus - open An esophagectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the esophagus, the tube that moves food from your throat to your stomach. After ...More…
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Craniosynostosis repair
National Library of Medicine — Craniectomy; Synostectomy; Strip craniectomy; Endoscopy-assisted craniectomy; Sagittal craniectomy; Frontal-orbital advancement; FOA Craniosynostosis repair is surgery to fix damage caused by a birth defect that makes the bones in a child's skull ...More…
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Heart CT scan
National Library of Medicine — CAT scan - heart; Computed axial tomography scan - heart; Computed tomography scan - heart; Calcium scoring; Multi-detector CT scan - heart; Electron beam computed tomography - heart A computed tomography (CT) scan of the heart is an imaging ...More…
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Shoulder replacement
National Library of Medicine — Total shoulder arthroplasty; Endoprosthetic shoulder replacement; Partial shoulder replacement; Partial shoulder arthroplasty; Replacement - shoulder; Arthroplasty - shoulder Shoulder replacement is surgery to replace the bones of the shoulder ...More…
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Arm MRI scan
National Library of Medicine — A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the arm is a noninvasive method to create detailed pictures of the upper and lower arm, including the elbow, wrist, hands, fingers, and the surrounding muscles and other tissues. You will lie on a narrow ...More…
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Anti-reflux surgery - children
National Library of Medicine — Fundoplication - children; Nissen fundoplication - children; Belsey (Mark IV) fundoplication - children; Toupet fundoplication - children; Thal fundoplication - children; Hiatal hernia repair - children; Endoluminal fundoplication - ...More…
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Brain aneurysm repair
National Library of Medicine — Aneurysm repair - cerebral; Cerebral aneurysm repair; Coiling; Saccular aneurysm repair; Berry aneurysm repair; Fusiform aneurysm repair; Dissecting aneurysm repair; Endovascular aneurysm repair An aneurysm is a weak area in the wall of a blood ...More…
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Abortion - medical
National Library of Medicine — Therapeutic medical abortion; Elective medical abortion; Induced abortion A medical abortion is the use of certain medications to end a pregnancy. The drugs help remove the fetus and placenta from the mother's womb (uterus). Sometimes the woman ...More…
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Aortic aneurysm repair - endovascular
National Library of Medicine — EVAR; Endovascular aneurysm repair; AAA repair - endovascular; Repair - aortic aneurysm - endovascular Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is surgery to fix a widened part (or aneurysm) in your aorta, the large artery that carries blood ...More…
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Endocardial cushion defect
National Library of Medicine — Atrioventricular (AV) canal defect; Atrioventricular septal defect; AVSD Endocardial cushion defect (ECD) is an abnormal heart condition in which there is no separation between the chambers of the heart. Essentially, the middle part of the heart ...More…