Surgical procedures are used to diagnose, investigate or treat a range of medical conditions. Common examples of surgical procedures include caesarian sections, organ transplants, appendectomies and heart surgeries. 


Team of surgeons performing surgery in an operating room

Team of surgeons performing surgery in an operating room (credit - jacoblund)

surgical-procedures

Preoperative tests

Orthopaedics (orthopaedic surgery)

Cardiac catheterisation and coronary angiography

Heart transplant

Tau protein test

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Biopsy

Having an operation (surgery) 

Pancreas transplant

Ileostomy

Bariatric surgery

Knee ligament surgery 

Tracheostomy

Knee replacement

Gastrectomy

Heart-lung transplant

Labiaplasty

Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder removal surgery)

Coronary angioplasty and stent insertion 

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Amputation

Kidney transplant

Lung transplant

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Colostomy

Enhanced recovery

Inguinal hernia

Small bowel transplant

Consent to treatment

Hip replacement

Pacemaker implantation

Dilatation and curettage (D&C)

Spleen disorders and splenectomy

Compartment syndrome

Cornea transplant

Lumbar puncture

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

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Aortic valve replacement

Lumbar decompressive surgery

Urinary catheterisation

Hysterectomy

Stethoscope on a pink paper heart on yellow pink and blue background

Carotid endarterectomy

Liver transplant

Traction

A hernia happens when a part of the body forces its way through a weak point in a muscle or tissue. Some hernias can sometimes be seen as a lump that can be pushed back in, but many hernias don’t cause any symptoms at all. Many types exist, including femoral, umbilical and hiatus hernias.


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hernia

A hernia happens when a part of the body forces its way through a weak point in a muscle or tissue. Some hernias can sometimes be seen as a lump that can be pushed back in, but many hernias don’t cause any symptoms at all. Many types exist, including femoral, umbilical and hiatus hernias.

Femoral hernia

Medical imaging includes X-rays, ultrasound scans and other techniques used to see inside the human body. Medical imaging allows health professionals to investigate symptoms and find out what's causing them.


MRI brain scan, medical imaging

medical-imaging

Colposcopy

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Surgical procedures summary