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Surgical procedures

Cardiac surgery

• Aortic procedures
  • Aortoplasty for supravalvular stenosis
  • Repair of aortic aneurysm with graft
• Circulatory assist procedures
  • Insertion of permanently implantable aortic counterpulsation ventricular assist device (Redirects: VAD insertion)
  • Insertion of percutaneous ventricular assist device (Redirects: pVAD insertion)
  • Implantation of total replacement heart system (Redirects: Artificial heart, Total artificial heart)
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) (Redirects: ECMO, Extracorporeal life support, ECLS)
• Electrophysiology procedures
  • Insertion of pacemaker or ICD (Redirects: Pacemaker, Implantable cardioverter defibrillator, ICD)
  • Intracardiac catheter ablation for the treatment of arrhythmia (Redirects: Ablation, Afib ablation)
• Myocardial procedures
  • Excision of intracardiac tumor
  • Ventriculomyotomy
  • Ventricular aneurysmectomy
• Cardiac revascularization procedures
  • Coronary artery bypass graft (Redirects: CABG)
  • Off-pump and minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (Redirects: OPCAB, MICAB)
  • Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (Redirects: PTCA)
  • Transmyocardial laser revascularization
  • Coronary endarterectomy
• Pericardial procedures
  • Pericardiocentesis
  • Pericardiectomy
• Septal procedures
  • Septal myectomy/myotomy
  • Transcatheter closure of ASD or VSD
  • Open repair of ASD or VSD
• Transplant procedures
  • Heart transplant
  • Heart-lung transplant
  • Lung transplant
• Valvular procedures
  • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (Redirects: TAVR, TAVI)
  • Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (Redirects: TMVR, TMVI)
  • Aortic valve repair or replacement (Redirects: AVR)
  • Mitral valve repair or replacement (Redirects: MVR)
  • Tricuspid valve repair or replacement
  • Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty

General surgery

• Biliary tract surgery
  • Cholecystectomy (Redirects: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Open cholecystectomy)
  • Excision of bile duct tumor
  • Choledochal cyst excision or anastomosis
  • Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage
  • Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
  • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
• Breast surgery
  • Mastectomy
  • Breast biopsy
  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Colorectal surgery
  • Anorectal surgery (Redirects: Hemorrhoidectomy, Lateral internal sphincterotomy, Incision and drainage of perianal abscess, High Resolution Anoscopy (HRA), Sacral nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence)
  • Colectomy (Redirects: Laparoscopic colectomy, Open colectomy)
  • Pelvic exenteration
  • Proctectomy
  • Rectal prolapse surgery
    • Mucosal sleeve resection (Redirects: Delorme Procedure)
    • Perineal rectosigmoidectomy
    • Rectopexy (Redirects: Laparoscopic rectopexy, Minimally invasive rectopexy, Open abdominal rectopexy)
• Endocrine surgery
  • Adrenalectomy
  • Thyroidectomy
  • Parathyroidectomy (Redirects: Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP), Open parathyroidectomy)
• Esophageal surgery
  • Cervical esophagostomy (Redirects: Esophagostomy)
  • Esophagectomy
    • Thoracoabdominal esophagectomy
    • Minimally invasive esophagectomy
    • Transhiatal esophagectomy
    • Ivor Lewis esophagectomy
    • McKeown esophagectomy (Redirects: Tri-incisional esophagectomy)
  • Esophageal diverticulectomy (Redirects: Laparoscopic esophageal diverticulectomy, Minimally invasive esophageal diverticulectomy, Open esophageal diverticulectomy, Zenker's divericulectomy)
  • Esophagomyotomy (Redirects: Heller myotomy, Laparoscopic esophagomyotomy, Minimally invasive esophagomyotomy, Open esophagomyotomy)
  • Esophagastric fundoplication (Redirects: Laparoscopic esophagastric fundoplication, Minimally invasive esophagastric fundoplication, Nissen fundoplication, Open esophagastric fundoplication)
  • Surgical repair of esophageal perforation or rupture
• Hepatic surgery
  • Hepatic resection (Redirects: Laparoscopic hepatic resection, Minimally invasive hepatic resection, Open hepatic resection)
  • Hepatorrhaphy
  • Liver transplant
• Intestinal surgery
  • Appendectomy (Redirects: Laparoscopic appendectomy, Open appendectomy)
  • Closure of enteric fistula
  • Duodenotomy (Redirects: Laparoscopic duodenotomy, Open duodenotomy)
  • Enterolysis procedure (Redirects: Lysis of adhesions)
  • Inguinal hernia repair (Redirects: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, Minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair, Open inguinal hernia repair)
  • Meckel's diverticulectomy
  • Ostomy procedure
  • Small bowel resection (Redirects: Laparoscopic small bowel resection, Minimally invasive small bowel resection, Open small bowel resection)
  • Ventral hernia repair (Redirects: Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, Minimally invasive ventral hernia repair, Open ventral hernia repair)
• Pancreatic surgery
  • Pancreatectomy (Redirects: Distal pancreatectomy, Segmental pancreatectomy, Total pancreatectomy)
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Redirects: Whipple procedure)
• Splenic surgery
  • Splenectomy
  • Splenorrhaphy (Redirects: Repair of ruptured spleen)
• Stomach surgery
  • Gastric resection (Redirects: Gastrectomy, Laparoscopic gastric resection, Minimally invasive gastric resection, Open gastric resection)
  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) (Redirects: G-tube)
  • Gastric or duodenal perforation repair (Redirects: Duodenal perforation repair, Gastric perforation repair)
  • Bariatric surgery
    • Gastric bypass surgery
      • Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (Redirects: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass)
      • Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (Redirects: (BPD/DS), Laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, Open biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch)
    • Gastric restrictive surgery
      • Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
      • Open vertical sleeve gastrectomy
• Trauma surgery

Oral and maxillofacial surgery

Redirects: OMFS

Neurosurgery

• Functional neurosurgery
  • Deep brain stimulation (Redirects: DBS)
  • Vagus nerve stimulation (Redirects: VNS)
  • Responsive neurostimulation (Redirects: RNS)
• Intracranial neurosurgery
  • Awake craniotomy
  • Bifrontal craniotomy for CSF leak
  • Craniotomy for intracranial aneurysm
  • Craniotomy for cerebral embolectomy
  • Craniotomy for intracranial vascular malformations
  • Craniotomy for extracranial-intracranial revascularization (Redirects: ECIC bypass, EC-IC bypass)
  • Craniotomy for tumor resection
  • Craniotomy for trauma
  • Transphenoidal resection of pituitary tumor
  • Craniotomy for resection of epeleptogenic focus
• Spinal neurosurgery
  • Anterior cervical spine surgery
  • Posterior cervical spine surgery
  • Anterior thoracic spine surgery
  • Posterior thoracic spine surgery
  • Anterior lumbar/lumbosacral spine surgery
  • Posterior lumbar/lumbosacral spine surgery
• CSF aspiration, diversion, or shunt procedures
  • Ventriculocisternostomy (Redirects: Torkildsen type operation)
  • Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (Redirects: VP shunt)
  • Ventriculoatrial shunt (Redirects: VA shunt, VAS)

Obstetric and gynecologic surgery

Redirects: OB/GYN

• Cesarean section (Redirects: C-Section)
• Dilation and curettage (Redirects: D&C)
• Endometrial ablation
• Hysterectomy (Redirects: TAH, Total abdominal hysterectomy)
• Hysteroscopy
• Myomectomy (Redirects: Fibroidectomy, Uterine myomectomy)
• Oophorectomy (Redirects: BSO, Salpingoophorectomy, USO)
• Ovarian torsion surgery
• Pelvic exenteration
• Tubal ligation
• Vaginectomy

Ophthalmic surgery

Redirects: Ophthomology

• Cataract surgery
• Corneal transplant
• Traveculectomy
• Ectropion repair
• Entropion repair
• Ptosis repair
• Eyelid reconstruction
• Pterygium excision
• Repair of ruptured of lacerated globe (Redirects: Ruptured globe, Lacerated globe)
• Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) (Redirects: DCR)
• Enucleation
• Orbitotomy

Orthopedic surgery

• Foot and ankle surgery
• Hand surgery
  • Hand or digit replantation
  • Carpal tunnel release
  • Fixation of fractures and dislocation of the wrist and hand
  • Wrist arthroscopy
  • Darrach procedure
  • Arthrodesis of the wrist
  • Excision of ganglion of the wrist
  • Palmar and digital fasciectomy
  • Repair of laceracted nerves/tendons of the hand
  • Fixation of fractures and dislocations of the wrist and hand
• Joint replacement surgery
  • Hip arthroplasty (Redirects: THA, Total hip arthroplasty)
  • Knee arthroplasty (Redirects: TKA, Total knee arthroplasty)
  • Shoulder arthroplasty (Redirects: TSA, Total shoulder arthroplasty)
• Orthopedic oncology surgery
• Spine surgery
• Sports surgery

Otolaryngology

Redirects: ENT, Otorhinolaryngology

• Airway procedures
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Laryngoscopy
• Ear, audiovestibular, and temporal bone procedures
• Esophageal surgery
  • Esophageal diverticulectomy (Redirects: Laparoscopic esophageal diverticulectomy, Minimally invasive esophageal diverticulectomy, Open esophageal diverticulectomy, Zenker's divericulectomy)
  • Esophagoscopy
• Pharyngeal surgery
  • Glossectomy
  • Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy (Redirects: Adenoidectomy, T&A, Tonsillectomy)
• Nasal surgery
  • Rhinoplasty and/or septoplasty
• Neck surgery
  • Cricothyroidotomy
  • Laryngectomy
  • Lymph node biopsy
  • Submandibular gland excision
  • Tracheal resection
  • Tracheotomy (Redirects: Tracheostomy)
• Salivary and parotid surgery
  • Parotidectomy
• Sinus surgery
  • Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (Redirects: FESS)
  • Maxillectomy

Pediatric surgery

• Pediatric cardiac surgery
  • Anastomosis of pulmonary artery to aorta (Redirects: Damus-Kaye-Stan procedure)
  • Ascending aorta to pulmonary artery shunt (Redirects: Waterson shunt)
  • Banding of pulmonary artery
  • Descending aorta to pulmonary artery shunt (Redirects: Potts-Smith shunt)
  • Excision of coarctation of aorta
  • Repair of pulmonary venous stenosis
  • Repair of anomalous pulmonary venous return
  • Repair of hypoplastic or interrupted aortic arch
  • Repair of transposition of the great arteries
  • Repair of truncus arteriosus (Redirects: Rastelli procedure)
  • Repair of patent ductus arteriosus
  • Subclavian to pulmonary artery shunt (Redirects: Blalock-Taussig shunt)
  • Superior vena cava to pulmonary artery (Redirects: Glenn procedure)
• Pediatric neurosurgery
• Pediatric otorhinolaryngology
  • Myringotomy for ear tubes

Plastic surgery

• Burn surgery
  • Burn wound debridement
  • Burn wound skin grafting
  • Burn wound scar revision

Thoracic surgery

• Bronchopulmonary lavage
• Chest wall resection
• Drainage of empyema
• Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (Redirects: EBUS-TBNA)
• Lobectomy (Redirects: Wedge resection)
• Lung volume reduction surgery
• Mediastinal tumor resection
• Mediastinoscopy
• Pneumonectomy
• Repair of pectus excavatum or carinatum
• Thoracoplasty
• Thymectomy
• Tracheal resection
• Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (Redirects: VATS)

Vascular surgery

• Arteriovenous access for hemodialysis (Redirects: AV fistula, Dialysis fistula)
• Carotid endarterectomy (Redirects: CEA)
• Endovascular stent grafting of aortic aneurysms
• Lumbar sympathectomy
• Permanent vascular access
• Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (Redirects: TIPS)
• Varicose vein stripping and ablation

Urologic surgery

• Brachytherapy
• Circumcision
• Cystectomy
• Kidney transplant (Redirects: Renal transplant)
• Lithotripsy (Redirects: ESWT, Extracorporeal shock wave therapy)
• Nephrectomy
• Nephrostomy
• Orchiectomy
• Penectomy
• Prostatectomy (Redirects: Transurethral resection of the prostate, TURP)
• Pelvic exenteration
• Suprapubic cystostomy (Redirects: Suprapubic catheter)

Out-of-operating room procedures

• Cardioversion
• Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) (Redirects: ECT)
• Gastroenterology procedures
  • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
  • Colonoscopy
  • Upper GI endoscopy