Procedure & Surgery Fact Sheets
Health Library procedures & tests offers comprehensive, yet concise evidence-based information on a variety of screening, diagnostic, preventive, and treatment procedures.
A
- AAA repair
- Abdominal CT scan
- Abdominal exploration
- Abdominal hysterectomy - laparoscopic
- Abdominal paracentesis
- Abdominal tap
- Abdominal x-ray
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Abdominal bladder suspension
- Abdominal ultrasound
- Acoustic neuroma removal
- Adenoidectomy
- Adhesiolysis
- Adhesive capsulitis - arthroscopic surgery
- Adhesive capsulitis - closed manipulation
- Adrenalectomy
- Adrenalectomy - laparoscopic
- Adult CPR
- AICD
- Allergy testing
- Ambulatory cardiac monitoring
- Ambulatory electrocardiography
- Amniocentesis
- Amputation - general overview
- Amputation, below-the-knee
- Amputation, toe
- Amputation, above-the-knee
- Amputation, foot
- Anesthesia
- Anal sphincterotomy
- Anal wart surgery
- Aneurysmectomy
- Angiogram, coronary
- Angiography
- Angiography, MRI
- Angioplasty, coronary
- Antegrade colonic enema procedure
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery
- Anterior medistinotomy
- Anthrax vaccine
- Aortic aneurysm repair or removal
- Aortic valve replacement
- Aortoiliac and aortofemoral bypass graft surgery
- Appendectomy
- Appendectomy - laparoscopic
- Appendicostomy
- Arterial blood gases
- Arteriogram
- Arteriography
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthrodesis of foot and ankle
- Arthrodesis of the foot and ankle - laparoscopic
- Arthroplasty, hip
- Arthroscopy
- Aspiration, breast needle
- Atherectomy/angioplasty of noncoronary vessel
- Atrial septal defect repair in children - open heart surgery
- Atrial septal defect repair in children - transcatheter procedure
- Audiology
- Audiometry
- Audiometry, newborn
- Auditory brain stem response test
- Augmentation mammoplasty
- Augmentation cystoplasy--open surgery
- Augmentation, bladder--laparoscopic surgery
- Augmentation, bladder--open surgery
- Augmentation, cystoplasty--laparoscopic surgery
- Automatic cardioverter defibrillator implantation
- Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- Autopsy
B
- Balloon angioplasty
- Bariatric surgery
- Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty
- Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty
- Barium enema
- Barium meal
- Barium swallow
- Barium x-ray
- BCG vaccine
- Below-the-knee amputation
- Bilateral oophorectomy
- Bili lights
- Biliary tract radionuclide scan
- Biopsy of liver
- Biopsy
- Biopsy, bone marrow
- Biopsy, breast needle
- Biopsy, breast open
- Biopsy, breast surgical
- Biopsy, endometrial
- Biopsy, fine needle
- Biopsy, kidney
- Biopsy, liver
- Biopsy, lung and pleural
- Biopsy, lymph node
- Biopsy, prostate
- Biopsy, endometrial
- Biopsy, MRI-guided breast
- Biopsy, stereotactic core needle
- BKA
- Bladder augmentation--laparoscopic surgery
- Bladder augmentation--open surgery
- Bladder removal
- Blepharoplasty
- Blood pressure measurement
- Blood transfusion
- Bloodless medicine
- Bloodless surgery
- BMT
- Body fat removal
- Bone graft
- Bone marrow biopsy
- Bone marrow transplant
- Bone mineral density testing
- Bone scan
- Bone scintigraphy
- Botox injection
- Botox injections - cosmetic
- Botulinum toxin injections - cosmetic
- Botulinum toxin type A
- Botulinum toxin type A - cosmetic
- Botulinum toxin type B - cosmetic
- Brachytherapy
- Breast implant removal
- Breast MRI
- Breast needle aspiration
- Breast needle biopsy
- Breast needle localization
- Breast open biopsy
- Breast reconstruction
- Breast surgery
- Breast augmentation
- Breast reduction
- Breast x-ray
- Breast surgical biopsy
- Bronchoscopy
- Bunion removal
- Burch procedure
- Burn debridement
C
- C-section
- CABG
- Cardiac catheterization
- Cardiac procedures, robot-assisted
- Cardiac stent
- Cardiac stress test
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for teens and adults
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for children age 1 to early teens
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for infants
- Cardioversion
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Carpal tunnel injection
- Carpal tunnel release
- CAT scan
- Cataract removal
- Catheter angiography
- Central DXA
- Central line inserted central catheter
- Cerebrospinal fluid analysis
- Cerebrospinal fluid tap
- Cerivcal mediastinal exploration
- Cervical cancer screening
- Cervical cone biopsy
- Cervical conization
- Cervical cryosurgery
- Cervical epidural injection
- Cervical mediastincoscopy
- Cesarean section
- Chamberlain's procedure
- Chemical stress test
- Chemotherapy
- Chest radiography
- Chest x-ray
- Chickenpox vaccine
- Child circumcision
- Child CPR
- Childbirth, cesarean section
- Childbirth, vaginal
- Cholecystectomy
- Cholecystectomy - laparoscopic
- Cholescintigraphy
- Cholesterol testing
- Chordee repair
- Chorionic villi sampling--transabdominal
- Chorionic villi sampling--transcervical
- Chorionic villus sampling--transabdominal
- Chorionic villus sampling--transcervical
- Circumcision (newborn)
- Circumcision--child
- Classic whipple
- Cleft lip and cleft palate repair
- Closed joint aspiration
- CME
- CNB
- Coaptite injection
- Coarse-needle biopsy
- Cochlear implants
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Colectomy
- Colectomy - laparoscopic
- Collagen injection - wrinkle filler
- Colon polypectomy
- Colon removal
- Colon polyp removal
- Colon removal - laparoscopic
- Colonography
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal resection
- Colposcopy
- Computed axial tomography
- Computed tomography
- Computed tomography angiography
- Computed tomography enterography
- Computed tomography scan
- Condyloma acuminata surgery
- Cone biopsy
- Conscious sedation
- Continuous positive airway pressure
- Cord blood transplantation
- Corneal transplant
- Coronary angiogram
- Coronary angiography
- Coronary angioplasty
- Coronary artery bypass graft
- Coronary artery stent
- Coronary arteriography
- Corrective jaw surgery
- Corticosteroid injection, spinal
- Corticosteroid joint injection
- Cortisone joint injection
- Cortisone shot
- Counseling
- Cox maze
- CPAP
- CPR for adults
- CPR for children
- CPR for infants
- Craniotomy
- Cryoablation
- CSF analysis
- CSF tap
- CT colonography
- CT scan
- CT scan, abdomen
- CT scan, head
- CTA
- CTE
- Cutting adhesions
- CVS--transabdominal
- CVS--transcervical
- Cystectomy
- Cystocele and rectocele repair
- Cystogram
- Cystography
- Cystolitholapaxy
- Cystoplasty, augmentation--laparoscopic surgery
- Cystoplasty, augmentation--open surgery
- Cystoscopy
- Cystostomy, suprapubic
- Cystourethroscopy
D
- D & C
- Debridement
- Dental cap
- Dental crown
- Dental implants
- Dental veneers
- Dental veneers (acrylic)
- Dental veneers (ceramic)
- Dental veneers (porcelain)
- Dental veneers (resin-based composite)
- Dermabrasion
- DEXA
- Diabetic control index
- Diagnostic ultrasound of the abdomen
- Dialectic behavior therapy
- Dialysis
- Dilation and curettage
- Dilation, esophageal
- Diphtheriavaccine
- Direct vision internal urethrotomy
- Discectomy, intervertebral
- Discogram
- Discography
- Diskogram
- Diskography for detecting a herniated disk
- DIVU
- Doppler ultrasound
- DTap vaccine
- DTaP vaccine-diptheria
- DTaP vaccine-pertussis
- DTaP vaccine-tetanus
- Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
- Ductogram
- DXA
E
- Ear tubes surgery
- Early-onset germinal matrix hemorrhage
- EBCT
- ECG
- Echo
- Echocardiogram
- ECT
- EECP
- EEG
- EGMH
- EHL
- EKG
- Electrocardiogram
- Electroconvulsive therapy
- Electroencephalogram
- Electrohydraulic lithotripsy
- Electromyography
- Electron-beam computed tomography
- Electrophysiology study
- EMG
- Emotion-based psychotherapy
- Endarterectomy
- Endometrial ablation
- Endometrial biopsy
- Endoscopic band ligation
- Endoscopic internal urethrotomy
- Endoscopic parathyroidectomy
- Endoscopic sclerotherapy
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic ultrasonography
- Endovascular coiling
- Endovascular embolization
- Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Enhanced external counterpulsation
- Enteral feeding
- Enteroclysis
- Enterostomy
- Epidural blood patch
- Epidural corticosteroid injection
- Episiotomy
- ERCP
- Esophageal band ligation
- Esophageal dilation
- Esophageal varices injections
- Esophagectomy
- EUS
- EVAR
- Excision biopsy, skin
- Excretory urography
- Exercise stress test
- Exercise tolerance test
- Exploratory laparotomy
- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
- Eye exam for retinopathy of prematurity
- Eye surgery, repair of detached retina
- Eye surgery, cataracts
- Eye surgery, glaucoma
- Eyelid surgery
F
- Facet joint injection
- Fecal occult blood test
- Fetal blood transfusion
- Femoropopliteal bypass
- Fiberoptic joint examination
- Fibroid tumor removal
- Fibroid tumor removal - laparoscopic
- Fine-needle aspiration
- Fine needle biopsy
- Flat plate of the abdomen
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Flu vaccine
- FNA
- FOBT
- Foot amputation
- Fracture reduction
- Fracture reduction - closed
- Frozen shoulder - closed manipulation
- Fundoplication
- Fundoplication - endoscopic surgery
- Fundoplication - laparoscopic surgery
H
- Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine
- Hallux valgus repair
- Hammertoe correction
- HbA1c
- HBO2
- HBOT
- Head CT scan
- Head-up tilt table test (HUT)
- Hearing assessment, newborn
- Hearing screening, newborn
- Hearing test
- Hearing test, newborn
- Heart-lung transplant
- Heart assist system implantation
- Heart ultrasound
- Heart valve repair
- Heart transplant
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Hemiglossectomy
- Hemorrhoid banding
- Hemorrhoid ligation
- Hemorrhoid removal
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hep A vaccine
- Hep B vaccine
- Hepatic resection
- Hepatitis Avaccine
- Hepatitis B vaccine
- Hepatobiliary imaging
- Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan
- Hepatobiliary scintigraphy
- Hernia repair
- Herniorrhaphy
- Herpes zostervaccine
- Hib vaccine
- HIDA [a technetium-99m disopropyl analogue] scan
- HIDA scan
- Hip arthroplasty
- Hip osteotomy
- Hip replacement
- Holter monitoring
- HPV vaccine
- HPV testing
- Human papillomavirus vaccine
- Human papillomavirus testing
- Hyaluronic acid injection
- Hyperbaric medicine
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Hyperbaric oxygenation
- Hyperbarics
- Hypospadias repair
- Hysterectomy
- Hysterectomy - laparoscopic
- Hysterosalpingography
- Hysteroscopy
I
- ICD
- Ileum surgery
- IM injection
- Imaging, magnetic resonance
- Immunoglobin therapy
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillators
- IMRT
- In vitro fertilization
- Incision and drainage of a skin abscess
- Incision, perineum
- Individual therapy
- Infant CPR
- Infection debridement
- Influenzavaccine
- Ingrown toenail removal
- Injectable filler
- Injection, coaptite
- Injection, hyaluronic acid
- Injection, IM
- Injection, intramuscular
- Injection, trigger point
- Insertion, intrauterine device
- Insertion, IUD
- Intensity modulated radiation therapy
- Intervertebral diskectomy
- Intracorporeal lithotripsy
- Intramuscular injection
- Intraocular pressure measurement
- Intraperitoneal transfusion
- Intrathecal pain pump insertion
- Intrauterine device insertion
- Intrauterine device insertion (copper intrauterine device insertion)
- Intrauterine device insertion (copper IUD insertion)
- Intrauterine device insertion (hormone-releasing intrauterine device insertion)
- Intrauterine device insertion (Hormone-releasing IUD insertion)
- Intrauterine device insertion (insertion, copper intrauterine device)
- Intrauterine device insertion (insertion, copper IUD)
- Intrauterine device insertion (insertion, hormone-releasing intrauterine device)
- Intrauterine device insertion (insertion, hormone-releasing IUD)
- Intrauterine device removal
- Intrauterine device removal ( removal, hormone-releasing IUD)
- Intrauterine device removal (copper intrauterine device removal)
- Intrauterine device removal (copper IUD removal)
- Intrauterine device removal (hormone-releasing intrauterine device removal
- Intrauterine device removal (hormone-releasing intrauterine device removal)
- Intrauterine device removal (hormone-releasing IUD removal
- Intrauterine device removal (hormone-releasing IUD removal)
- Intrauterine device removal (removal hormone-releasing intrauterine device)
- Intrauterine device removal (removal, copper intrauterine device)
- Intrauterine device removal (removal, copper IUD)
- Intrauterine device removal (removal, hormone-releasing intrauterine device)
- Intrauterine device removal (removal, hormone-releasing IUD)
- Intrauterine Transfusion
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin
- Intravenous pyelogram
- Intravenous urography
- Intraventricular hemorrhage of infancy
- Intubation and mechanical ventilation
- Ionizing radiation
- Ionizing radiation - external
- IOP measurement
- IPT
- IPV
- IUD insertion
- IUD removal
- IUT
- IVF
- IVH
- IVP
- IVU
L
- Labor and delivery
- Laceration repair
- Lamina removal
- Laminectomy
- Lap chole
- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band
- Laparoscopic procedures, robot-assisted
- Laparoscopy
- Laparotomy, exploratory
- LapBand
- Laryngectomy
- Laryngoscopy
- LASIK
- Lateral internal sphincterotomy
- Lay rescuer CPR for teens and adults
- Lay rescuer CPR for children age 1 to early teens
- Lay rescuer CPR for infants
- LEEP
- Leg artery bypass surgery
- Leg lengthening
- Lipid testing
- Lipocontouring
- Lipoplasty
- Liposuction
- LIS
- Lithotripsy for kidney stones
- Lithotripsy, electrohydraulic
- Lithotripsy, intracorporeal
- Liver biopsy
- Liver transplant
- Liver resection
- LLEC—large loop excision of the cervix
- LLETZ—large loop excision of the transformation zone
- Localization, breast needle
- Loop cone biopsy of the cervix
- Loop electrosurgical excision procedure
- Lower GI endoscopy
- Lower GI series
- Lower leg venography
- Lumbar puncture
- Lumpectomy
- Lung and pleural biopsy
- Lung surgery
- Lung transplant
- Lymph node biopsy
- Lysis of adhesions
M
- MAC
- Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast
- Magnetic resonance angiography
- Malone procedure
- Mammogram
- Mammography
- Mammoplasty, augmentation
- Mandibular osteotomy
- Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz procedure
- Mastectomy
- Maxillary osteotomy
- Maxillofacial surgery
- Maze procedure--open surgery
- MCV4 vaccine
- Measles vaccine
- Medial branch block
- Mediastinal tumor resection
- Medicine, bloodless
- Medistinoscopy
- Medistinotomy
- Melanoma removal
- Meningococcal vaccine
- Meniscectomy
- Meniscus removal
- Microvascular clipping
- Microvascular occlusion
- Middle ear repair
- Mini-incision hip replacement
- Mini-maze procedure--minimally invasive surgery
- Minimally invasive repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Minimally invasive total hip replacement
- Mitral valve replacement
- MMR vaccine-measles
- MMR vaccine-mumps
- MMR vaccine-rubella
- Moderate sedation
- Mohs micrographic surgery
- Monitored anesthesia care
- Monoclonal antibody scan
- Morton's neuroma removal
- MRCP
- MRI
- MRI angiography
- MRI-guided breast biopsy
- MRI scan
- Mumpsvaccine
- Myelogram
- Myelography for detecting a herniated disk
- Myocardial perfusion imaging
- Myomectomy
- Myomectomy - laparoscopic
- Myringotomy
O
- Oophorectomy
- Oophorectomy, bilateral
- Open reduction and internal fixation surgery
- Orchidopexy - laparoscopic
- Orchidopexy - open surgery
- Orchiectomy
- Orchiopexy - laparoscopic
- Orchiopexy - open surgery
- ORIF
- Orthognathic surgery
- Osteotomy, hip
- Osteotomy, knee
- Otoacoustic emissions test
- Ovarian cyst removal
- Ovarian cyst removal - laparoscopic
- Ovariectomy
- Overnight sleep study
- Oxygen therapy
P
- Pacemaker insertion
- Pain pump insertion
- Pancreatectomy
- Pancreatectomy (central pancreatectomy)
- Pancreatectomy (distal pancreatectomy)
- Pancreatectomy (total pancreatectomy)
- Pancreatic islet cell transplantation
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy
- Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Vaccine
- Pap screening
- Pap smear
- Pap test
- Papanicolaou test
- Parathyroid gland removal--conventional
- Parathyroid gland removal--minimally invasive
- Parathyroid gland removal--open
- Parathyroid gland removal--standard
- Parathyroidectomy, endoscopic
- Parathyroidectomy, radio-guided
- Parathyroidectomy, video-assisted
- Parathyroidectomy--conventional
- Parathyroidectomy--minimally invasive
- Parathyroidectomy--open
- Parathyroidectomy--standard
- Parotidectomy
- Parotidectomy (superficial parotidectomy)
- Parotidectomy (total parotidectomy)
- Partial colectomy
- Partial colectomy - laparoscopic
- Partial gastrectomy
- Partial glossectomy
- Partial mastectomy
- Passive head-up tilt test
- PCV
- PEG
- Penetrating keratoplasty
- Penile prosthesis insertion
- Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty
- Percutaneous commissurotomy
- Percutaneous coronary revascularization
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
- Percutaneous nephrostomy
- Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
- Percutaneous needle aspiration
- Pericardial tap
- Pericardiocentesis
- Perineum incision
- Periodontal surgery—open flap
- Periodontal surgery—soft tissue graft
- Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
- Peripheral DXA
- Peripheral vascular ultrasound
- Peripherally inserted central catheter
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage
- Pertussis vaccine
- PET scan
- PET/CT scan
- PFT
- PFTs
- Phlebography
- Phototherapy
- PICC
- PIVH
- Plasma exchange
- Plasmapheresis
- Pleural fluid aspiration
- Pleural tap
- Pneumococcalconjugate vaccine
- Pneumococcalpolysaccharide vaccine
- Pneumococcalvaccine
- Pocket depth reduction
- Poliovaccine
- Polysomnogram
- Polysomnography
- Positron emission tomography
- PPSV
- Prostascint scan
- Prostate biopsy
- Prostate removal
- Prostate specific antigen test
- Prostate surgery, TURP
- Prostatectomy
- PSA test
- Psychosocial therapy
- Psychotherapy
- PTCA
- Pulmonary function tests
- Pulmonary lobectomy
- Punch biopsy, skin
- Puncture, lumbar
- Pyeloplasty
- Pyloric stenosis repair
- Pyloric stenosis repair - child
- Pyloromyotomy
- Pyloromyotomy - child
- Pyloroplasty
- Pyloroplasty - child
R
- Rabiesvaccine
- Radiation therapy
- Radiation therapy - external
- Radical cystectomy
- Radio-guided parathyroidectomy
- Radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidism
- Radionuclide bone scan
- Radiotheraphy - external
- Radiotherapy
- Rapid eye movement studies
- Rational behavior therapy
- Rational living therapy
- Reduction mammoplasty
- Regional anesthesia
- Removal of a lung lobe
- Removal of hemmorrhoid
- Removal of the esophagus
- Removal of the lamina
- Removal of the thymus gland
- Removal, ingrown toenail
- Removal, intrauterine device
- Removal, IUD
- Removal, spleen
- Renal ultrasound
- Repair of droopy eyelids
- Repair of vesico vaginal fistula
- Replacement, shoulder joint
- Replacement, total shoulder
- Replacement, total shoulder joint
- Resection, hepatic
- Resection, liver
- Retinal detachment repair
- Retropubic suspension
- RFA
- Rhinoplasty
- Robot-assisted surgery - overview
- Root canal
- Rotator cuff repair
- Rotavirusvaccine
- Roux en Y gastroplasty - laparoscopic
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
- Rubber band ligation for hemorrhoids
- Rubellavaccine
- Rubeola vaccine
S
- Salivary gland surgery
- Salivary gland surgery (parotidectomy)
- Salivary gland surgery (sublingual gland surgery)
- Salivary gland surgery (submandibular sialoadenectomy)
- Salpingo-oophorectomy
- Schema focused therapy
- Sclerotherapy for esophageal varices
- Sedation, conscious
- Sedation, moderate
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Septoplasty
- Setting a fracture - closed
- Setting of fracture
- Shave biopsy, skin
- SHE
- Shinglesvaccine
- Shoulder joint replacement
- Shoulder replacement
- Sigmoidoscopy, flexible
- Skin abscess, incision and drainage
- Skin biopsy
- Skin graft
- Skin lesion biopsy
- Skin lesion removal
- Skin resurfacing
- Skinny-needle biopsy
- Sleeve gastrectomy--laparoscopic
- Sleeve gastrectomy--open
- Sling procedure
- Small bowel resection
- Small intestine surgery
- Smallpoxvaccine
- Soft tissue filler
- Sonogram
- Spermatocelectomy
- Sphincterectomy, anal
- Spinal and epidural anesthesia
- Spinal arthrodesis
- Spinal corticosteroid injection
- Spinal fusion
- Spinal tap
- Spleen removal
- Splenectomy
- Stereotactic core needle biopsy
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Sterilization, surgical - laparoscopic
- Sterilization, tubal - laparoscopic
- Steroid injection, spinal
- Steroid joint injection
- Stomach removal
- Stomach stapling - laparoscopic
- Stone removal, ureteroscopic
- Stool occult blood test
- Stress test
- Subcutaneous injection
- Subependymal germinal matrix hemorrhage
- Subtotal gastrectomy
- Suction lipectomy
- Suprapubic cystostomy
- Surgery for anal fissures
- Surgery for breast cancer
- Surgery to remove a breast
- Surgery with keyhole incisions
- Surgery, anal wart
- Surgery, bloodless
- Surgery, condyloma acuminata
- Surgery, lung
- Surgical removal of the uterus [or womb] - laparoscopic
- Surgical removal, adrenal glands
- Surgical removal, appendix
- Surgical removal, breast
- Surgical removal, colon
- Surgical removal, fibroid tumor
- Surgical removal, ovarian cyst
- Surgical removal, ovaries
- Surgical removal, prostate
- Surgical removal, skin lesion
- Surgical removal, thyroid
- Surgical removal, uterus
- Surgical removal, gallbladder
- Surgical removal, meniscus
- Surgical removal, spleen
- Surgical removal, tonsil
- Surgical repair, tendon
- Surgical skin planning
- Surgical sterilization - laparoscopic
T
- Talk therapy
- Tdap vaccine-diptheria
- Tdap vaccine-tetanus
- Tdap-pertussis
- Technetium thyroid scan
- Tendolysis
- Tendon repair
- Tenolysis
- Tension free vaginal tape procedure
- Tetanusvaccine
- Therapeutic plasma exchange
- Therapy, electroconvulsive
- Thoracentesis
- Thoracic procedures, robot-assisted
- Thoracotomy
- Thymectomy
- Thyroid scan
- Thyroid scintiscan
- Thyroid uptake and scan
- Thyroidectomy
- Tilt table test
- TL - laparoscopic
- Toe amputation
- Tonometry
- Tonsillectomy
- Tooth extraction
- Total colectomy
- Total colectomy - laparoscopic
- Total gastrectomy
- Total glossectomy
- Total hip replacement
- Total knee replacement
- Total shoulder joint replacement
- Total shoulder replacement
- Tracheotomy
- Transesophageal echocardiography
- Transfemoral amputation
- Transplant, bone marrow
- Transplant, heart
- Transplant, liver
- Transplant, heart-lung
- Transplant, kidney
- Transplant, lung
- Transrectal, transurethral, and transperineal biopsy
- Transthoracic needle aspiration
- Transurethral resection of the prostate
- Transvaginal suspension
- Treatment of varicose veins of the leg
- Trigger point injection
- Tubal ligation - laparoscopic
- Tubal sterilization - laparoscopic
- Tube feeding
- Tuberculosis vaccine
- TURP
- Tympanoplasty
- Tympanostomy
- Tympanotomy
- Typhoid vaccine
U
- Ultrafast CT
- Ultrasound of the heart
- Ultrasound, abdominal
- Ultrasound, renal (kidneys)
- Ultrasound, doppler
- Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
- Upper gastrointestinal series
- Upper GI endoscopy
- Upper GI series
- Upright tilt test
- Ureteroscopic stone removal
- Urethral suspension
- Urethral suspension - laparoscopic bladder suspension
- Urethral suspension - retropubic procedure
- Urethral suspension - sling procedure
- Urethral suspension - transvaginal procedure
- Urinary diversion surgery
- Urologic procedures, robot-assisted
- Urostomy
- Uterine fibroid removal
- Uterine fibroid removal - laparoscopic
V
- Vaccines
- Overview: What Are Vaccines?
- Anthrax vaccine
- BCG vaccine
- Chickenpox vaccine
- Diphtheriavaccine
- German measlesvaccine
- H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccine
- Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine
- Hepatitis Avaccine
- Hepatitis B vaccine
- Herpes zostervaccine
- HiB vaccine
- HPV vaccine
- Human papillomavirus vaccine
- Influenzavaccine
- Japanese encephalitisvaccine
- Lockjawvaccine
- Measles vaccine
- Meningococcal vaccine
- Mumpsvaccine
- Pertussis vaccine
- Pneumococcalvaccine
- Poliovaccine
- Rabiesvaccine
- Rotavirusvaccine
- Rubellavaccine
- Rubeola vaccine
- Shinglesvaccine
- Smallpoxvaccine
- Tetanusvaccine
- Tuberculosis vaccine
- Typhoid vaccine
- Varicella vaccine
- Whooping cough vaccine
- Yellow fevervaccine
- Vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
- Vaginal birth, labor and delivery
- Vaginal birth
- Varicella vaccine
- Vasectomy
- VATS
- VC
- Vein excision
- Vein harvest
- Venogram
- Venous duplex ultrasound
- Ventricular assist device
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt - child
- Vertebral interbody fusion
- Vertebroplasty
- Vertical banded gastroplasty
- Vertical banded gastroplasty - laparoscopic
- Vertical sleeve gastrectomy--laparoscopic
- Vertical sleeve gastrectomy--open
- Vestibular schwannoma
- Video-assisted parathyroidectomy
- Video-assisted thoracic surgery
- Virtual colonoscopy
- Viscosupplementation
- Visual evoked potential test
- VSG--laparoscopic
- VSG--open
- Vulvectomy
- Vulvectomy (partial vulvectomy)
- Vulvectomy (radical vulvectomy)
- Vulvectomy (simple vulvectomy)
- Vulvectomy (skinning vulvectomy)
- Vulvectomy (vulvectomy--partial)
- Vulvectomy (vulvectomy--radical)
- Vulvectomy (vulvectomy--simple)
- Vulvectomy (vulvectomy--skinning)
W
- Weight reduction surgery
- Weight-reduction surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty
- Weight-reduction surgery - laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty
- Whipple procedure
- Whipple procedure (pp whipple)
- Whipple procedure (pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy)
- Whipple procedure (pylorus-preserving whipple procedure)
- Whooping cough vaccine
- Wolf mini-maze
- Wound repair
- Wound debridement