Surgery
Introduction: Surgery
Surgery has traditionally referred to the cutting out or reconstruction
of physical parts of the body.
The tool usually used is the scalpel, a very sharp knife-like blade.
However, newer technology has changed the face of surgery,
and a number of newer methods of surgery have been developed including:
- Cryosurgery - the use of freezing cold to "burn" off tissue.
- Electrocautery - the use of electricity
- Laparoscopic surgery (Keyhole surgery) - surgery performed through a small opening into the body,
rather than fully opening the body with a large incision.
- Laser surgery - the use of focused high-intensity laser light as a cutting blade.
- Microsurgery - the use of surgery through a microscope
The specialist who performs surgery is usually a surgeon.
Particular types of surgeons specialize in certain specialist types of surgery.
However, some simple types of surgery may be performed by your general practitioner.
Descriptions of Surgery
Surgery: A procedure to remove or repair a part of the body or to find out whether disease is present. An operation.
Source: National Institute of Health
Surgery : branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of injury, deformity, and disease by manual and instrumental means.
Source: CRISP
Basic Information: Surgery
Count: Surgery is listed as a:
treatment for 260 conditions;
alternative treatment for 0 conditions;
preventive treatment for 0 conditions;
research treatment for 1 conditions.
Treatment types for Surgery:
radiosurgery (6), cryosurgery (5), open surgery (1), laparoscopic surgery (1)
Treatments: list of all treatments
List of Diseases with Surgery as a Treatment
The following list of conditions
have 'Surgery' or similar
listed as a treatment in our database:
A
AAA
... surgeryAchalasia
... surgeryAcoustic neuroma
... radiosurgeryAcute (or transient) urinary incontinence
... SurgeryAdenocarcinoma
... surgeryAlveolar Hydatid Disease
... SurgeryAnal fissure
... surgeryAnal sphincter dysplasia
... surgeryAneurysm
... SurgeryAngina
... SurgeryAnkle fracture
... surgeryAnorectal atresia
... surgeryAortic coarctation
... surgeryAorto-ventricular tunnel
... surgeryArachnoiditis
... surgeryArm fracture
... surgeryArteriovenous Malformation
... surgery, radiosurgeryArthralgia
... surgeryAtherosclerosis
... SurgeryAtrial Fibrillation
... surgeryAtrial Septal Defect
... surgeryAvascular necrosis
... surgical treatmentsB
Bednar's tumor
... surgeryBEEC
... surgeryBenign essential blepharospasm
... surgeryBenign Fasciculation Syndrome
... SurgeryBicipital syndrome
... surgeryBile plug syndrome
... surgeryBiphasic Mesothelioma
... SurgeryBladder Cancer
... surgeryBowel Obstruction
... surgeryBrachial Plexus Injury
... surgeryBrain cancer
... Stereotactic radiosurgery, surgeryBreast Cancer
... surgeryBreast Duct Papilloma
... SurgeryBroken elbow
... surgeryBroken finger
... surgeryBroken hand
... surgeryBroken jaw
... surgeryBroken leg
... surgeryBroken nose
... surgeryBroken shoulder blade
... surgeryBroken toe
... surgeryBursitis
... surgeryC
Cancer
... SurgeryCeliac artery stenosis from compression by median arcuate ligament of diaphragm
... surgeryCerebral Aneurysm
... surgeryCerebral Arteriosclerosis
... surgeryCervical Cancer
... cryosurgery, surgeryCervical Spondylosis
... surgeryChalazion
... surgeryCharcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder
... surgeryCholelithiasis
... surgeryChondrosarcoma
... surgeryClubfoot
... surgeryCollapsed lung
... surgeryColonic Inertia
... surgeryColorectal cancer
... surgeryColorectal Polyps
... surgeryComplex partial seizure disorder
... surgeryCOPD
... SurgeryCoronary heart disease
... surgeryCraniosynostosis
... surgeryCrohn's disease
... Surgical treatmentsCryptorchidism
... surgeryCushing's syndrome
... surgeryCutaneous desmoplastic melanoma
... SurgeryCystocele
... surgeryD
Degenerative Disc Disease
... surgeryDermal melanoma
... surgeryDesmoplastic neurotrophic melanoma
... SurgeryDigestive duplication
... surgeryDislocated elbow
... surgeryDislocation
... surgeryDistal colorectal cancer
... SurgeryDouble outlet right ventricle
... surgeryDuodenal atresia tetralogy of Fallot
... surgeryDupuytren's contracture
... surgeryDystonias
... surgeryE
EAF
... surgeryEagle's syndrome
... surgeryEccrine acrospiroma
... surgeryEctropion
... surgeryEmbolism
... surgeryEncephaloceles
... surgeryEndolymphatic sac tumors (ELST's) in Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) disease
... surgeryEndometrial Cancer
... surgeryEndometriosis
... surgeryEndometritis
... surgeryEntropion
... surgeryEpithelioid Mesothelioma
... SurgeryEsophageal atresia
... surgeryEsophageal Atresia and/or Tracheoesophageal Fistula
... surgeryEsophageal stricture
... surgeryEsophageal varices
... surgeryEsophagus Cancer
... SurgeryEwing's sarcoma
... surgeryExtradural hematoma
... surgeryF
Facial fracture
... surgeryFamilial Colorectal Cancer
... SurgeryFecal incontinence
... surgeryFemale infertility
... SurgeryFibrosarcoma
... surgeryFibrous Dysplasia
... surgeryFistula
... surgeryFistulous vegetative verrucous hydradenoma
... surgeryFlorid cystic endosalpingiosis of the uterus
... surgeryFractures
... SurgeryFriedreich's ataxia
... surgeryG
Galactorrhea
... surgeryGallstones
... open surgeryGastric erosion
... surgeryGastroesophageal Reflux Disease
... SurgeryGigantism
... surgeryGlioblastoma
... surgeryGlomus tympanicum
... surgeryGrowth plate injuries
... SurgeryH
Hamartomatous colorectal cancer
... SurgeryHammer toe
... surgeryHapnes-Boman-Skeie syndrome
... surgeryHead injury
... surgeryHeart failure
... SurgeryHeel spur
... surgeryHemangioblastoma
... surgeryHemifacial Spasm
... SurgeryHemorrhoids
... SurgeriesHepatoma
... surgeryHereditary colorectal cancer
... SurgeryHereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
... SurgeryHodgkin's Disease
... surgeryHydrocephalus autosomal recessive
... surgeryHydronephrosis
... surgeryHygroma cervical
... surgeryHyperparathyroidism
... surgeryHypothalamic hamartomas
... surgeryI
Idiopathic subglottic tracheal stenosis
... surgeryIntestinal obstruction
... surgeryIntestinal pseudoobstruction chronic idiopathic
... surgeryIschemia
... surgeryK
Kidney Cancer
... surgeryKlinefelter syndrome
... SurgeryKlippel Feil Syndrome
... surgeryL
Larynx Cancer
... surgeryLeiomyoma
... surgeryLeukemia
... surgeryLevotransposition of the great arteries
... surgeryLip cancer
... SurgeryLiver cancer
... Cryosurgery, Surgery, Radiofrequency ablationLung cancer
... Cryosurgery, Surgery, Surgical treatmentLung herniation - congenital defect of sternum
... surgeryM
Madelung deformity
... surgeryMalignant Lung Cancer
... SurgeryMalignant mesothelioma
... SurgeryMarfan syndrome
... surgeryMaxillary double lip
... surgeryMelanoma
... surgeryMesothelioma
... surgeryMetastatic blood cancer
... radiosurgeryMetastatic liver cancer
... surgeryMetastatic lymph cancer
... radiosurgeryMitral stenosis
... surgeryMitral-valve prolapse
... surgeryMobius syndrome
... SurgeryMSI-H colorectal cancer
... SurgeryMSI-L colorectal cancer
... SurgeryMSS colorectal cancer
... SurgeryMultiple Myeloma
... surgeryMyelopathy
... surgeryMyoma (fibroid)
... surgeryN
Neck Arthritis
... SurgeryNeurocysticercosis
... surgeryNon-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
... surgeryO
Obstructive sleep apnea
... SurgeryOral cancer
... surgeryOrbit Tumour
... surgeryOsteoarthritis
... surgeryOsteomyelitis
... surgeryOsteosarcoma
... surgeryOvarian Cancer
... SurgeryOvarian cysts
... laparoscopyP
Pancreatic cancer
... SurgeryPanniculitis
... surgeryPerforated eardrum
... surgeryPeripheral vascular disease
... surgeryPeritonitis
... SurgeryPeyronie's disease
... surgeryPheochromocytoma
... surgeryPinched Nerve
... surgeryPleural cancer
... SurgeryPneumothorax
... surgeryPolyarthritis
... surgeryProliferating trichilemmal cyst
... surgeryProstate Cancer
... surgeryProstate stones
... SurgeryProximal colorectal cancer
... SurgeryPseudotumor Cerebri
... SurgeryPterygium of the conjunctiva
... surgeryPulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect
... surgeryPyloric stenosis, infantile hypertrophic, 1
... surgeryPyloric stenosis, infantile hypertrophic, 2
... surgeryPyloric stenosis, infantile hypertrophic, 3
... surgeryPyloric stenosis, infantile hypertrophic, 4
... surgeryR
Reflux
... surgeryRepetitive Motion Disorders
... surgeryRepetitive Strain Injury
... surgeryRestrictive cardiomyopathy
... surgeryRetinoblastoma
... surgeryRheumatism
... surgeryRheumatoid arthritis
... SurgeryRodent ulcer
... surgeryRosacea
... SurgeryS
Salivary gland cancer
... SurgerySarcomatoid Mesothelioma
... SurgeryScheuermann's disease
... surgerySchwannoma
... surgerySciatica
... surgerySclerosing Cholangitis
... SurgeryScoliosis
... SurgerySeborrheic keratosis
... cryosurgerySee also Primary Hyperhidrosis
... surgerySinusitis
... surgerySleep apnea
... SurgerySpina bifida
... surgerySpinal Arthritis
... SurgerySpinal Cord Tumor
... surgerySpondylarthropathy
... surgerySpondylolisthesis
... surgerySpondylosis
... surgerySporadic colorectal cancer
... SurgeryStomach cancer
... surgeryStress incontinence
... SurgerySubarachnoid hemorrhage
... surgerySubclinical hyperthyroidism
... surgerySubdural hematoma
... surgerySuperficial thrombophlebitis
... surgerySyringomyelia
... surgeryT
Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
... surgeryThromboembolism
... SurgeryThyroid cancer
... surgeryTongue Cancer
... SurgeryTorticollis
... surgeryTransient Ischemic Attack
... SurgeryTrigeminal neuralgia
... SurgeryTruncus Arteriosus
... surgeryU
Ulcerative colitis
... SurgeryUndescended Testicle
... surgeryUrethral stricture
... surgeryUrinary Incontinence
... SurgeryUterine Cancer
... surgeryV
Vagina cancer
... surgeryVaricose eczema
... surgeryVesicoureteral reflux
... surgeryVitiligo
... SurgeryVon Hippel-Lindau Disease
... cryosurgeryVulva cancer
... surgeryVulvodynia
... surgeryW
Warthin's tumor
... surgeryWarts
... surgeryWilms' tumor
... surgeryWolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
... Surgery
List of Diseases with Surgery as a Research Treatment
The following list of conditions
have 'Surgery' or similar
listed as a research treatment or other research area in our database:
P
Prostate Cancer
... Cryosurgery
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