Surgical Procedures
What does a general surgeon do?
General surgeons perform surgical treatments to treat illness, treat injuries, and advance wellness. Additionally, they carry out diagnostic procedures and advise on whether surgery is necessary. These medical professionals could be asked to operate on practically any bodily area. However, they usually concentrate on treating conditions and wounds to the heart, breasts, endocrine system, digestive system, abdomen, Knee, Kidney, Liver, Prostate etc.
Common Operative Procedures (Surgery)
Resection of abdominal aorta with anastomosis or replacement
Total or partial amputation or disarticulation of the upper or lower limbs, including digits
Operation of appendix
Arteriovenostomy for renal dialysis
Excision of bile ducts or operative procedures on the biliary tract, liver or pancreas (does not include operations on gall bladder only)
Excision of lesion or tissue of breast including radical, modified, or quadrant resection, lumpectomy, incisional biopsy, or mammoplasty
Procedures on the heart; includes valves or septum; does not include coronary artery bypass graft, surgery on vessels, heart transplantation, or pacemaker implantation
Chest procedure to perform direct revascularization of the heart; includes obtaining suitable vein from donor site for grafting
Chest procedures to perform direct vascularization of the internal mammary (thoracic) artery
Endarterectomy on vessels of head and neck (includes carotid artery and jugular vein)
Cholecystectomy and cholecystotomy
Incision, resection, or anastomosis of the large intestine; includes large-to-small and small-to-large bowel anastomosis; see REC for rectal operations
Excision, repair or exploration of the brain or meninges; does not include taps or punctures
Obstetrical delivery by cesarean section
Immobilization of spinal column
Open reduction of fracture or dislocation of long bones with our without internal or external fixation; does not include placement of joint prosthesis
Incision or excision of stomach; includes subtotal or total gastrectomy; does not include vagotomy and fundoplication
Repair of inguinal, femoral, umbilical, or anterior abdominal wall hernia; does not include repair of diaphragmatic or hiatal hernia or hernias at other body sites
Arthroplasty of hip
Transplantation of heart
Abdominal hysterectomy; includes that by laparoscope
Arthroplasty of knee
Transplantation of kidney
Exploration or decompression of spinal cord through excision or incision into vertebral structures
Transplantation of liver
Major excision or incision of the larynx and radical neck dissection; does not include thyroid and parathyroid operations
Resection or manipulation of the kidney with or without removal of related structures
Operations on ovary and related structures
Insertion, manipulation or replacement of pacemaker
Suprapubic, retropubic, radical, or perineal excision of the prostate; does not include transurethral resection of the prostate
Bypass operations on peripheral arteries and veins
Operations on rectum
Incision or resection of the small intestine; does not include small-to-large bowel anastomosis
Resection or manipulation of spleen
Noncardiac, nonvascular thoracic surgery; includes pneumonectomy and hiatal hernia repair or diaphragmatic hernia repair (except through abdominal approach)
Resection or manipulation of thyroid and/or parathyroid
Vaginal hysterectomy; includes that by laparoscope
Ventricular shunt operations, including revision and removal of shunt
Abdominal operations not involving the gastrointestinal tract or biliary system; includes diaphragmatic hernia repair through abdominal approach
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