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Balloon kyphoplasty Kyphoplasty is used to treat painful compression fractures in the spine. In a compression fracture, all or part of a spine bone collapses. The...
Lacerations Wound/Wounds are defined as a disruption of the normal structure and function of skin and underlying soft tissue that is caused by trauma or chronic...
Lumbar decompression; Decompressive laminectomy; Spine surgery – laminectomy Laminectomy is surgery to remove the lamina. This is part of the bone that makes up a vertebra...
Lumbar decompression; Decompressive laminectomy; Spine surgery – laminectomy Laminectomy is surgery to remove the lamina. This is part of the bone that makes up a vertebra...
Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Whipple procedure; Open distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy; Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy; Lancreaticogastrostomy Pancreatic surgery is done to treat cancer of the pancreas gland. Description The pancreas...
Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy; Lancreaticogastrostomy Pancreatic surgery is done to treat cancer of the pancreas gland. Description The pancreas is located behind the stomach, between the duodenum...
Esophagectomy – laparoscopic; Cancer of the esophagus -esophagectomy – laparoscopic Minimally invasive esophagectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the esophagus. This is the...
esophagectomy; Esophageal cancer – esophagectomy – laparoscopic; Cancer of the esophagus -esophagectomy – laparoscopic Minimally invasive esophagectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the...
Lap-Band; LAGB; Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding; Bariatric surgery – laparoscopic gastric banding; Obesity – gastric banding; Weight loss – gastric banding Laparoscopic gastric banding is surgery...
Lap-Band; LAGB; Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding; Bariatric surgery – laparoscopic gastric banding; Obesity – gastric banding; Weight loss – gastric banding Laparoscopic gastric banding is surgery...
Total laparoscopic hysterectomy; TLH; Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy; Robotically assisted hysterectomy Hysterectomy is surgery to remove a woman’s womb (uterus). The uterus is a hollow muscular organ...
Laparoscopic hysterectomy; Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy; LAVH; Total laparoscopic hysterectomy; TLH; Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy; Robotically assisted hysterectomy Hysterectomy is surgery to remove a woman’s womb (uterus)....
