Procedures -- Organs
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This resource is designed to provide comprehensive, but concise facts on a variety of screening, diagnostic, and treatment procedures focusing on the organs of the body. All fact sheets in this quick reference guide are physician-reviewed and reflect the most up-to-date, evidence-based information. Relevant sources are provided for each fact sheet.
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- Abdominal bladder suspension
- Abdominal CT scan
- Abdominal exploration
- Abdominal hysterectomy - laparoscopic
- Abdominal paracentesis
- Abdominal tap
- Abdominal ultrasound
- Abdominal x-ray
- Adhesiolysis
- Adrenalectomy
- Adrenalectomy - laparoscopic
- Allergy testing
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Appendectomy
- Appendectomy - laparoscopic
- Ascites fluid tap
B
- Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty
- Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty
- Barium meal
- Barium swallow
- Barium x-ray
- Biliary tract radionuclide scan
- Biopsy of liver
- Biopsy, kidney
- Bladder removal
- Burch procedure
C
- CAT scan
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Cholecystectomy
- Cholecystectomy - laparoscopic
- Cholescintigraphy
- Colectomy - laparoscopic
- Colectomy, partial and total
- Colon removal - laparoscopic
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Colonoscopy
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Colon polypectomy
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Colon polyp removal
- Colon removal
- Colorectal resection
- Computed axial tomography
- Computed tomography colonography
- Computed tomography scan
- CT colonography
- CT scan
- CT scan, abdomen
- Cutting adhesions
- Cystectomy
- Cystocele and rectocele repair
- Cystoscopy
- Cystourethroscopy
D
E
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic ultrasonography
- Enteral feeding
- Enterostomy
- ERCP
- EUS
- Excretory urography
- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
F
- Fecal occult blood test
- Fibroid tumor removal - laparoscopic
- Fine needle biopsy
- Flat plate of the abdomen
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Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- FOBT
- Fundoplication
- Fundoplication - endoscopic surgery
- Fundoplication - laparoscopic surgery
G
- Gallbladder removal - laparscopic
- Gallbladder scan
- Gastrectomy, partial and total
- Gastric Bypass surgery
- Gastrostomy
- GH testing
- Growth hormone testing
H
- Hemorrhoid banding
- Hemorrhoid ligation
- Hemorrhoid removal
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hepatobiliary imaging
- Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan
- Hepatobiliary scintigraphy
-
Hernia repair
- Herniorrhaphy
- HIDA [a technetium-99m disopropyl analogue] scan
- HIDA scan
- Hysterectomy - laparoscopic
I
J
K
- Kidney biopsy
- Kidney dialysis
- Kidney removal
- Kidney stone removal, lithotripsy
- Kidneys, ureter, bladder
- Kidney transplant
- Kidney ultrasound
- KUB
L
- Lap chole
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Laparoscopy
- Laparotomy, exploratory
- Lithotripsy for kidney stones
- Liver biopsy
- Liver transplant
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Lower GI endoscopy
- Lower GI series
- Lyses of adhesions
M
- Magnetic resonance angiography
- Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz procedure
- Morton's neuroma removal
- MRA
- Myomectomy - laparoscopic
N
O
P
- Pancreatic islet cell transplantation
- Partial colectomy
- Partial colectomy - laparoscopic
- Partial gastrectomy
- PEG
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
- Percutaneous nephrostomy
- Peritoneal dialysis
- PET scan
- PET/CT scan
- Positron emission tomography
- Pyeloplasty
- Pyloric stenosis repair
- Pyloric stenosis repair - child
- Pyloromyotomy
- Pyloromyotomy - child
- Pyloroplasty
- Pyloroplasty - child
R
- Radical cystectomy
- Radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidism
- Removal of hemmorrhoid
- Removal, spleen
- Renal ultrasound
- Retropubic suspension
- RFA
- Robot-assisted laparoscopic procedures
- Robot-assisted urologic procedures
- Robotic surgery: overview
- Roux en Y gastroplasty - laparoscopic
S
- Sigmoidoscopy, flexible
- Sling procedure
- Small bowel resection
- Small intestine surgery
- Sonogram
- Spleen removal
- Splenectomy
- Sterilization, surgical - laparoscopic
- Sterilization, tubal - laparoscopic
- Stomach removal
- Stomach stapling - laparoscopic
- Stool occult blood test
- Subtotal gastrectomy
- Surgery with keyhole incisions
- Surgical removal of the uterus [or womb] - laparoscopic
- Surgical removal, spleen
- Surgical removal, thyroid
- Surgical sterilization - laparoscopic
T
- Tension-free vaginal tape procedure
- Thoracotomy
- Thyroidectomy
- TL - laparoscopic
- Total colectomy
- Total colectomy - laparoscopic
- Total gastrectomy
- Transplant, kidney
- Transplant, liver
- Transvaginal suspension
- Tubal ligation - laparoscopic
- Tubal sterilization - laparoscopic
- Tube feeding
U
- Ultrasound, abdominal
- Ultrasound, doppler
- Ultrasound, renal
- Ultrasound, kidneys
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Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
- Upper gastrointestinal series
- Upper GI series
- Urethral suspension
- Urethral suspension - laparoscopic bladder suspension
- Urethral suspension - retropubic procedure
- Urethral suspension - sling procedure
- Urethral suspension - transvaginal procedure
- Urinary diversion surgery
- Urostomy
- Uterine fibroid removal - laparoscopic
V
- VATS
- Venous duplex ultrasound
- Vertical banded gastroplasty - laparoscopic
- Video-assisted thoracic surgery
- Virtual colonoscopy
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