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. 


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

surgical-procedures

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Amputation

3D illustration blue x-ray human organ heart with red vein

Aortic valve replacement

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Biopsy

Carotid endarterectomy

Colostomy

Compartment syndrome

Consent to treatment

Cornea transplant

Coronary angioplasty and stent insertion 

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

Cardiac catheterisation and coronary angiography

Dilatation and curettage (D&C)

Enhanced recovery

Gastrectomy

Heart-lung transplant

Heart transplant

Hip replacement

Hysterectomy

Ileostomy

Inguinal hernia

Kidney transplant

Knee replacement

Labiaplasty

Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder removal surgery)

Liver transplant

Lumbar puncture

Lumbar decompressive surgery

Lung transplant

Orthopaedics (orthopaedic surgery)

Pacemaker implantation

Pancreas transplant

Preoperative tests

Knee ligament surgery 

Small bowel transplant

Spleen disorders and splenectomy

Having an operation (surgery) 

Tau protein test

Tracheostomy

Traction

Urinary catheterisation

Bariatric surgery

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breast-cancer

Mastectomy

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