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2. List of surgical procedures - Wikipedia

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   In addition, "pharyngo" means pharynx, "laryngo" means larynx, "esophag" means esophagus. Thus, "pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy" refers to the surgical removal of the three. The field of minimally invasive surgery has spawned another set of words, such as arthroscopic or laparoscopic surgery. These take the same form as above; an arthroscope is a ...

3. List of eponymous surgical procedures - Wikipedia

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   Eponymous surgical procedures are generally named after the surgeon or surgeons who performed or reported them first. In some instances they are named after the surgeon who popularised them or refined existing procedures, and occasionally are named after the patient who first underwent the procedure.

4. Minimally invasive procedure - Wikipedia

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   Arthroscopic surgery. Minimally invasive procedures were pioneered by interventional radiologists who had first introduced angioplasty and the catheter-delivered stent.Many other minimally invasive procedures have followed where images of all parts of the body can be obtained and used to direct interventional instruments by way of catheters (needles and fine tubes), so that many conditions ...

5. Robot-assisted surgery - Wikipedia

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   The robot was used in an orthopaedic surgical procedure on 12 March 1983, at the UBC Hospital in Vancouver. The next great step was in 1985. in brain biopsy under CT guidance with the assistance of a robotic arm—PUMA560. [6] Over 60 arthroscopic surgical procedures were performed in the first 12 months, and a 1985.

6. Surgery Center sees success - AOL

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   Mar. 27—NORWALK — A new surgical center in the city has seen 50 patients since opening in January. The Surgery Center of North Central Ohio on Emerald Parkway is a collaboration between Fisher ...

7. Surgery - Wikipedia

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   Surgery [a] is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (e.g., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass), to reconstruct or alter aesthetics and appearance (cosmetic surgery), or to remove unwanted tissues (body fat, glands, scars ...

8. Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction - Wikipedia

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   Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, colloquially known as Tommy John surgery, is a surgical graft procedure where the ulnar collateral ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with either a tendon from elsewhere in the patient's body, or with one from a deceased donor.

9. Robotic surgical system purchased for Samaritan Hospital - AOL

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   Oct. 26—MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Hospital will be purchasing new surgical equipment that will allow the hospital to perform procedures that were previously unavailable in Moses Lake. Samaritan ...