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DefinitionVAD; RVAD; LVAD; BVAD; Right ventricular assist device; Left ventricular assist device; Biventricular assist device; Heart pump; Left ventricular assist system; LVAS; Implantable ventricular assist device;...
DefinitionVaginal hysterectomy; Abdominal hysterectomy; Supracervical hysterectomy; Radical hysterectomy; Removal of the uterus; Laparoscopic hysterectomy; Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy; LAVH; Total laparoscopic hysterectomy; TLH; Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy;...
DefinitionVaginal hysterectomy; Abdominal hysterectomy; Supracervical hysterectomy; Radical hysterectomy; Removal of the uterus; Laparoscopic hysterectomy; Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy; LAVH; Total laparoscopic hysterectomy; TLH; Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy;...
DefinitionPubo-vaginal sling; Transobturator sling Vaginal sling procedures are types of surgeries that help control stress urinary incontinence. This is urine leakage that happens when you laugh, cough,...
DefinitionA/P repair; Vaginal wall repair; Posterior vaginal wall repair; Colporrhaphy – repair of the vaginal wall; Cystocele repair; Uterine prolapse – vaginal wall repair; Urinary incontinence...
DefinitionSclerotherapy; Laser therapy – varicose veins; Radiofrequency vein ablation; Endovenous thermal ablation; Ambulatory phlebectomy; Transilluminated power phlebotomy; Endovenous laser ablation; Varicose vein therapy Varicose veins are swollen,...
DefinitionVein stripping with ligation; Vein stripping with avulsion; Vein stripping with ablation; Vein ligation and stripping; Vein surgery; Venous insufficiency – vein stripping; Venous reflux –...
DefinitionVentral hernia repair is surgery to repair a ventral hernia. A ventral hernia is a sac (pouch) formed from the inner lining of your belly (abdomen)...
DefinitionVAD; RVAD; LVAD; BVAD; Right ventricular assist device; Left ventricular assist device; Biventricular assist device; Heart pump; Left ventricular assist system; LVAS; Implantable ventricular assist device;...
DefinitionShunt – ventriculoperitoneal; VP shunt; Shunt revision Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is surgery to treat excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain ( hydrocephalus ). Description This procedure is...
DefinitionShunt – ventriculoperitoneal; VP shunt; Shunt revision Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is surgery to treat excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain ( hydrocephalus ). Description This procedure is done...
