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Urinary incontinence - tension-free vaginal tape
National Library of Medicine — Placement of tension-free vaginal tape is a procedure to help control stress incontinence, urine leakage that can happen when you laugh, cough, sneeze, lift things, or exercise. The procedure helps close your urethra (the tube that carries urine ...More…
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Total proctocolectomy with ileostomy
National Library of Medicine — Total proctocolectomy with ileostomy is surgery to remove all of the colon (part of the large intestine), rectum, and anus. Your surgeon will make an incision (cut) about 6 inches long in your lower belly. Then your surgeon will remove your large ...More…
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Urinary incontinence - vaginal sling procedures
National Library of Medicine — Vaginal sling procedures help control stress incontinence, urine leakage that can happen when you laugh, cough, sneeze, lift things, or exercise. They help close your urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside) and the ...More…
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Total abdominal colectomy
National Library of Medicine — Total abdominal colectomy is the removal of the large intestine from the ileum (lowest part of the small intestine) to the rectum. After it is removed, the end of the small intestine is sewn to the rectum. Your surgeon will make an incision (cut) ...More…
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Total proctocolectomy and ileal - anal pouch
National Library of Medicine — Restorative proctocolectomy; Ileal-anal resection; Ileal-anal pouch; J-pouch; S-pouch; Pelvic pouch; Ileal-anal pouch; Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis; IPAA; Ileal-anal reservoir surgery Total proctocolectomy and ileal-anal pouch surgery is the ...More…
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Prostate resection - minimally invasive
National Library of Medicine — Laser prostatectomy; Transurethral needle ablation; TUNA; Transurethral incision; TUIP; Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate; HoLep; Interstitial laser coagulation; ILC; Photoselective vaporization of the prostate; PVP; Transurethral ...More…
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Hip fracture surgeries
National Library of Medicine — Inter-trochanteric fracture repair; Subtrochanteric fracture repair; Femoral neck fracture repair; Trochanteric fracture repair; Hip pinning surgery Hip fracture surgeries are procedures that repair a break in the upper part of the thigh bone. ...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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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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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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Leg or foot amputation
National Library of Medicine — Amputation - foot; Amputation - leg; Trans-metatarsal amputation; Below knee amputation; BK amputation; Above knee amputation; AK amputation; Trans-femoral amputation; Trans-tibial amputation Leg or foot amputation is the removal of a leg, foot ...More…