Treatments: 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 227 conditions;
alternative treatment for 0 conditions;
preventive treatment for 0 conditions;
research treatment for 1 conditions.
Treatment types for Surgery:
radiosurgery (4), cryosurgery (6), 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
... radiosurgeryAdenocarcinoma
... 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
... 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
... surgeryChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
... SurgeryClubfoot
... surgeryCollapsed lung
... surgeryColonic Inertia
... surgeryColorectal cancer
... surgeryColorectal Polyps
... surgeryCoronary heart disease
... surgeryCraniosynostosis
... surgeryCrohn's disease
... Surgical treatmentsCryptorchidism
... surgeryCushing's syndrome
... surgeryCystocele
... surgeryD
Degenerative Disc Disease
... surgeryDigestive duplication
... surgeryDislocated elbow
... surgeryDislocation
... surgeryDuodenal atresia tetralogy of Fallot
... surgeryDupuytren's contracture
... surgeryDystonias
... surgeryE
EAF
... surgeryEagle's syndrome
... surgeryEccrine acrospiroma
... surgeryEctopic pregnancy
... surgeryEctropion
... surgeryEmbolism
... surgeryEncephaloceles
... surgeryEndolymphatic sac tumors (ELST's) in Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) disease
... surgeryEndometrial Cancer
... surgeryEndometriosis
... surgeryEndometritis
... surgeryEntropion
... surgeryEsophageal atresia
... surgeryEsophageal stricture
... surgeryEsophageal varices
... surgeryEsophagus Cancer
... SurgeryEwing's sarcoma
... surgeryExtradural hematoma
... surgeryF
Facial fracture
... 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
... surgeryGastric Ulcer
... SurgeryGastroesophageal Reflux Disease
... SurgeryGigantism
... surgeryGlioblastoma
... surgeryGlomus tympanicum
... surgeryGrowth plate injuries
... SurgeryH
Hammer toe
... surgeryHapnes-Boman-Skeie syndrome
... surgeryHead injury
... surgeryHeart failure
... SurgeryHeel spur
... surgeryHemangioblastoma
... surgeryHemifacial Spasm
... SurgeryHemorrhoids
... SurgeriesHepatoma
... surgeryHodgkin's Disease
... surgeryHydrocephalus autosomal recessive
... surgeryHydronephrosis
... surgeryHygroma cervical
... surgeryHyperparathyroidism
... surgeryHypothalamic hamartomas
... surgeryI
Intestinal obstruction
... surgeryIntestinal pseudoobstruction chronic idiopathic
... surgeryIschemia
... surgeryK
Kidney Cancer
... surgeryKidney stones
... SurgeryKlinefelter syndrome
... SurgeryKlippel Feil Syndrome
... surgeryL
Larynx Cancer
... surgeryLeiomyoma
... surgeryLeukemia
... surgeryLevotransposition of the great arteries
... surgeryLiver cancer
... Cryosurgery, Surgery, Radiofrequency ablationLung cancer
... Cryosurgery, SurgeryLung herniation - congenital defect of sternum
... surgeryM
Madelung deformity
... surgeryMarfan syndrome
... surgeryMaxillary double lip
... surgeryMelanoma
... surgeryMesothelioma
... surgeryMitral stenosis
... surgeryMitral-valve prolapse
... surgeryMobius syndrome
... 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
... surgeryPneumothorax
... surgeryPolyarthritis
... surgeryProliferating trichilemmal cyst
... surgeryProstate Cancer
... 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
Scheuermann's disease
... surgerySchwannoma
... surgerySciatica
... surgerySclerosing Cholangitis
... SurgeryScoliosis
... SurgerySeborrheic keratosis
... cryosurgerySee also Primary Hyperhidrosis
... surgerySinusitis
... surgerySkin Cancer
... Cryosurgery, surgerySleep apnea
... SurgerySpina bifida
... surgerySpinal Arthritis
... SurgerySpinal Cord Tumor
... surgerySpondylarthropathy
... surgerySpondylolisthesis
... surgerySpondylosis
... surgeryStomach cancer
... surgerySubarachnoid hemorrhage
... surgerySubdural hematoma
... surgerySuperficial thrombophlebitis
... surgerySyringomyelia
... surgeryT
Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
... surgeryThromboembolism
... SurgeryThyroid cancer
... surgeryTorticollis
... surgeryTransient Ischemic Attack
... SurgeryTruncus Arteriosus
... surgeryU
Ulcerative colitis
... SurgeryUndescended Testicle
... surgeryUrethral stricture
... surgeryUterine Cancer
... surgeryV
Vagina cancer
... 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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