Procedures -- Organs
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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A
- Abdominal bladder suspension
- Abdominal CT scan
- Abdominal paracentesis
- Abdominal tap
- Abdominal ultrasound
- Abdominal x-ray
- Adhesiolysis
- Adrenalectomy
- Allergy testing
-
Appendectomy
- Ascites fluid tap
B
C
- CAT scan
-
Cholecystectomy
- Colectomy, partial and total
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Colonoscopy
-
Colon polypectomy
-
Colon polyp removal
- Colon removal
- Colorectal resection
- Computed axial tomography
- Computed tomography colonography
- Computed tomography scan
- CT colonography
- CT scan (general)
- CT scan, abdomen
- Cutting adhesions
- Cystectomy
- Cystocele and rectocele repair
- Cystoscopy
- Cystourethroscopy
D
E
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- Enteral feeding
- Enterostomy
- ERCP
- Excretory urography
- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
F
- Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
- Fine needle biopsy
- Flat plate of the abdomen
-
Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Fundoplication
G
H
I
J
K
- Kidney dialysis
- Kidney removal
- Kidney stone removal, lithotripsy
- Kidneys, ureter, bladder
- Kidney transplant
- Kidney ultrasound
- KUB
L
-
Laparoscopy
- Laparotomy, exploratory
- Lithotripsy for kidney stones
- Liver biopsy
- Liver transplant
-
Lower GI endoscopy
- Lower GI series
- Lyses of adhesions
M
N
P
- Pancreatic islet cell transplantation
- Partial colectomy
- Partial gastrectomy
- PEG
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
- PET scan
- PET/CT scan
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
- Pyeloplasty
- Pyloric stenosis repair
- Pyloromyotomy
- Pyloroplasty
R
- Radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidism
- Renal ultrasound
- Retropubic suspension
- RFA
- Robot-assisted laparoscopic procedures
- Robot-assisted urologic procedures
- Robotic surgery: overview
S
- Sigmoidoscopy, flexible
- Sling procedure
- Small bowel resection
- Small intestine surgery
- Sonogram
- Splenectomy
- Stomach removal
- Stool occult blood test
- Subtotal gastrectomy
- Surgical removal, spleen
- Surgical removal, thyroid
T
- Tension-free vaginal tape procedure
- Thoracotomy
- Thyroidectomy
- Total colectomy
- Total gastrectomy
- Transplant, kidney
- Transplant, liver
- Transvaginal suspension
- Tube feeding
U
- Ultrasound, abdominal
- Ultrasound, doppler
- Ultrasound, renal (kidneys)
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Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) series
- Urethral suspension
V
W
