Encyclopedia results for Surgery

1. Surgery
   Medical Center . Surgery from the Greek language Greek lang el Ï ÎµÎ Ï Î Ï Ï Î Î ÎºÎ , or chirurgical ... other reason. An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical procedure , operation , or simply ..
   
   
   
2. Bypass surgery
   Bypass surgery can refer to Coronary artery bypass surgery Roux en Y gastric bypass surgery Lower limb bypass surgery disambig ..
   
   
   
3. Radical surgery
   Radical Surgery is generally considered to be surgery carried out in extreme circumstances and or with extensive treatment. Forms of Radical Surgery include extensive neurosurgery , hemicorporectomy and other ..
   
   
   
4. Breast surgery
   Breast surgery may refer to one of the following specific surgeries. Breast reduction surgery Augmentation mammoplasty Mastectomy Lumpectomy Breast conserving surgery , a less radical cancer surgery than ..
   
   
   
5. Reconstructive surgery
   Unreferenced date June 2007 Reconstructive surgery is in its broadest sense the use of surgery to restore the form and function of the body. Although plastic surgery and plastic surgeon s are involved ..
   
   
   
6. Open surgery
   An open surgery means cutting skin and tissues so the surgeon has a direct access to the structures or organs involved. Examples of open surgery include the removal of organs, such as the gallbladder or kidney ..
   
   
   
7. Surgery (disambiguation)
   Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative treatment. It also refers to the place where surgery is performed, or the offices of the practitioner, the surgeon . Surgery may also mean In medicine ..
   
   
   
8. Cardiothoracic surgery
   Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgery surgical treatment of diseases affecting ... and lung s pulmonology lung disease . Cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery are separate surgical ..
   
   
   
9. Thoracic surgery
   Refimprove date May 2008 Thoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in the surgery surgical treatment ... surgery is often grouped with cardiac surgery and called cardiothoracic surgery . In order to qualify ..
   
   
   
10. Laser surgery
    Laser surgery may refer to The use of a laser scalpel in surgery Laser resurfacing , a technique in which molecular bonds of a material are dissolved by a laser LASIK , a form of refractive laser eye surgery ..
    
    
    
11. Oral Surgery
    Oral Surgery is a recognised international specialist training course in Dentistry . In many areas of the world it is separate from Oral and maxillofacial surgery Oral and Maxillofacial surgery OMS, OMFS ..
    
    
    
12. Radioimmunoguided surgery
    Radioimmunoguided surgery is a procedure that uses radioactive substances to locate tumors so that they can be removed by surgery . External links http www.cancer.gov Templates db alpha.aspx?CdrID 45453 ..
    
    
    
13. Elective surgery
    unreferenced date February 2008 Elective surgery is surgery that is not urgently required due to an emergency . Elective surgery may be performed for medical purposes, such as cataract surgery , or for other ..
    
    
    
14. Craniofacial surgery
    Craniofacial surgery is a surgical subspecialty of both plastic surgery and oral and maxillofacial surgery ... surgery is not tissue specific, i.e., craniofacial surgery surgeons deal with bone, skin, muscle, teeth ..
    
    
    
15. Outpatient surgery
    Outpatient Surgery , also referred to as ambulatory surgery or same day surgery , is surgery that does not require an overnight hospital stay. The term â ? outpatient â arises from the fact that surgery ..
    
    
    
16. Transsphenoidal surgery
    Transsphenoidal surgery is a type of surgery in which surgical instrument s are inserted into part of the brain ... . Transsphenoidal surgery is used to remove tumors of the pituitary gland . External links http ..
    
    
    
17. Veterinary surgery
    Veterinary surgery is surgery performed on animals by veterinarian s. Most veterinarians perform surgery, but it is also possible to specialize in surgery by becoming Professional certification board certified ..
    
    
    
18. Intersex surgery
    Intersex surgery is one of several terms referring to surgery performed to correct birth defect s or early ... the likelihood of future problems. The recent history of intersex surgery has been characterized ..
    
    
    
19. Gynecological surgery
    Gynecological surgery refers to surgery on a female s genital parts. This includes Hymenorrhaphy hymenoplasty and labiaplasty . Usually it is for reconstructive reasons. It can also be for aesthetic or sexual ..
    
    
    
20. Cardiac surgery
    Image Coronary artery bypass surgery Image 657B PH.jpg thumb right 300px Two cardiac surgeons performing a cardiac surgery known as coronary artery bypass surgery . Cardiac surgery is surgery on the heart ..
    
    
    
21. Pediatric surgery
    Pediatric surgery sometimes spelled paediatric surgery is a medical specialty subspecialty of surgery involving the surgery of fetuses, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Many pediatric ..
    
    
    
22. Hand surgery
    Unreferenced date June 2007 The field of hand surgery deals with both surgical and non surgical treatment ... of the hand to the shoulder . Hand surgery may be practiced by graduates of general surgery , orthopaedic ..
    
    
    
23. Virtual surgery
    Virtual surgery is a tool which enables surgeon s to practice often dangerous surgical procedure s without the need for an actual patient . Virtual surgery usually involves a screen displaying a 3 dimensional ..
    
    
    
24. Laparoscopic surgery
    Laparoscopic surgery , also called minimally invasive surgery MIS , bandaid surgery , keyhole surgery , or ben ogg surgery is a modern surgery surgical technique in which operations in the back ..
    
    
    
25. Orthognathic surgery
    Image Gray995.png right thumb 300px Relationship between mandible and maxilla Orthognathic surgery PronEng Ë?É rÎ É gË?nà Πɪk AHD à r thÅ g nÄ?th b â b Ä k is surgery to correct conditions of the jaw ..