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Total shoulder arthroplasty; Endoprosthetic shoulder replacement; Partial shoulder replacement; Partial shoulder arthroplasty; Replacement – shoulder; Arthroplasty – shoulder Shoulder replacement is surgery to replace the bones...
Ascending colectomy; Descending colectomy; Transverse colectomy; Right hemicolectomy; Left hemicolectomy; Hand-assisted bowel surgery; Low anterior resection; Sigmoid colectomy; Subtotal colectomy; Proctocolectomy; Colon resection; Laparoscopic colectomy; Colectomy...
Prostatectomy – simple; Suprapubic prostatectomy; Retropubic simple prostatectomy; Open prostatectomy; Millen procedure Simple prostate removal is a procedure to remove the inside part of the prostate...
Cryosurgery – skin; Warts – freezing; Warts – cryotherapy Cryotherapy is a method of superfreezing tissue in order to destroy it. This article discusses cryotherapy of...
Contusion; Hematoma A bruise is an area of skin discoloration. A bruise occurs when small blood vessels break and leak their contents into the soft tissue...
Surgery using a laser Laser surgery uses laser light to remove diseased tissues or treat bleeding blood vessels. Laser surgery may also be used to remove wrinkles, sunspots, tattoos,...
Shave excision – skin; Excision of skin lesions – benign?; Skin lesion? removal – benign; Cryosurgery – skin, benign; BCC – removal; Basal cell cancer – removal;...
Skin sparing mastectomy, Simple mastectomy; Modified radical mastectomy; Breast cancer – mastectomy A mastectomy is surgery to remove the entire breast. Most of the time, some...
Skin transplant; Skin autografting; FTSG; STSG; Split thickness skin graft; Full-thickness skin graft A skin graft is a patch of skin that is removed by surgery...
Slap marks, also known as slap injuries or slap bruises, can result from various causes and may lead to discomfort and pain?. In this comprehensive guide,...
Finger(s) – smashed; Crushed digits Smashed fingers is an injury involving trauma to one or more fingers. Considerations If an injury to a finger occurs at...
Smothering, also known as suffocation, occurs when someone is deprived of air, leading to difficulty breathing. It can be caused by various factors and may result...
