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	Print \| Search \| Send-to-Friend \| Health Library Home Procedure & Surgery Fact Sheets En Español (Spanish Version) Health Library procedures & tests offers comprehensive, yet concise evidence-based information on a variety of screening, diagnostic, preventive, and treatment procedures. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ A AAA repair Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair Abdominal bladder suspension Abdominal CT scan Abdominal exploration Abdominal hysterectomy - laparoscopic Abdominal paracentesis Abdominal tap Abdominal ultrasound Abdominal x-ray 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, above-the-knee Amputation, foot Amputation, toe Anal wart surgery Anesthesia Anesthesia - general Aneurysmectomy Angiogram, coronary Angiography Angiography, MRI Angioplasty, coronary Anthrax vaccine Aortic aneurysm repair or removal Aortic valve replacement Aortoiliac and aortofemoral bypass graft surgery Appendectomy Appendectomy - laparoscopic Arterial blood gases 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 Audiology Audiometry Augmentation mammoplasty Automatic cardioverter defibrillator implantation Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator Autopsy B Balloon angioplasty Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty Bariatric surgery Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Vertical banded gastroplasty Barium enema Barium meal Barium swallow Barium x-ray BCG vaccine Bilateral oophorectomy Bili lights Biopsy Biopsy of liver Biopsy, bone marrow Biopsy, breast needle Biopsy, breast open Biopsy, breast surgical Biopsy, endometrial Biopsy, endometrial Biopsy, fine needle Biopsy, liver Biopsy, lung and pleural Biopsy, lymph node Biopsy, MRI-guided breast Biopsy, prostate Biopsy, stereotactic core needle Bladder removal Blepharoplasty Blood pressure measurement Blood transfusion 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 augmentation Breast MRI Breast needle aspiration Breast needle biopsy Breast needle localization Breast open biopsy Breast reconstruction Breast reduction Breast surgery Breast surgical biopsy Breast x-ray Bronchoscopy Bunion removal Burch procedure Burn debridement C CABG Cardiac catheterization Cardiac procedures, robot-assisted Cardiac stent Cardiac stress test Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for children age 1 to early teens Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for infants Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for teens and adults Cardioversion Carotid endarterectomy Carpal tunnel injection Carpal tunnel release CAT scan Cataract removal Catheter angiography Central DXA Cerebrospinal fluid analysis Cerebrospinal fluid tap Cervical cancer screening Cervical cone biopsy Cervical conization Cervical cryosurgery Cesarean section Chemotherapy Chest radiography Chest x-ray Chickenpox vaccine Child CPR Childbirth, cesarean section Childbirth, vaginal Cholecystectomy Cholecystectomy - laparoscopic Cholesterol testing Circumcision (newborn) Closed joint aspiration CNB Coarse-needle biopsy Cochlear implants Cognitive behavioral therapy Colectomy Colectomy - laparoscopic Colon polyp removal Colon polypectomy Colon removal Colon removal - laparoscopic Colonography Colonoscopy Colorectal resection Colposcopy Computed axial tomography Computed tomography Computed tomography angiography Computed tomography scan Condyloma acuminata surgery Cone biopsy Continuous positive airway pressure Cord blood transplantation Corneal transplant Coronary angiogram Coronary angiography Coronary angioplasty Coronary arteriography Coronary artery bypass graft Coronary artery stent Corticosteroid injection, spinal CPAP CPR for adults CPR for children CPR for infants Cryoablation C-section CSF analysis CSF tap CT colonography CT scan CT scan, abdomen CT scan, head CTA Cutting adhesions Cystectomy Cystocele and rectocele repair Cystoscopy Cystourethroscopy D D & C Debridement Dermabrasion DEXA Diabetic control index Diagnostic ultrasound of the abdomen Dialectic behavior therapy Dialysis Dilation and curettage Diphtheria vaccine Discectomy, intervertebral Discogram Discography Diskogram Diskography for detecting a herniated disk Doppler ultrasound DTaP vaccine-diptheria DTaP vaccine-pertussis DTaP vaccine-tetanus Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry DXA E Ear tubes surgery EBCT ECG Echo Echocardiogram EEG EKG Electrocardiogram Electroencephalogram Electromyography Electron-beam computed tomography Electrophysiology study EMG Endarterectomy Endometrial biopsy Endoscopic band ligation Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography Endoscopic sclerotherapy Enteral feeding Enterostomy Epidural corticosteroid injection Episiotomy ERCP Esophageal band ligation Esophageal varices injections Esophagectomy Excision biopsy, skin Excretory urography Exercise stress test Exercise tolerance test Exploratory laparotomy Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy Eye surgery, cataracts Eye surgery, glaucoma Eye surgery, repair of detached retina Eyelid surgery F Fecal occult blood test Femoropopliteal bypass Fetal blood transfusion Fiberoptic joint examination Fibroid tumor removal Fibroid tumor removal - laparoscopic Fine needle biopsy Fine-needle aspiration 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 G Gallbladder removal - laparscopic Gastrectomy Gastric bypass surgery Gastrostomy General anesthesia German measles vaccine GH testing Glaucoma surgery Glossectomy Glycosylated hemoglobin test Growth hormone testing H Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine Hallux valgus repair Hammertoe correction HbA1c HBO2 HBOT Head CT scan Hearing test Heart assist system implantation Heart transplant Heart ultrasound Heart valve repair Heart-lung transplant Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Hemiglossectomy Hemorrhoid banding Hemorrhoid ligation Hemorrhoid removal Hemorrhoidectomy Hep A vaccine Hep B vaccine Hepatitis A vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine Hernia repair Herniorrhaphy Herpes zoster vaccine Hib vaccine Hip arthroplasty Hip replacement Holter monitoring HPV testing HPV vaccine Human papillomavirus testing Human papillomavirus vaccine Hyperbaric medicine Hyperbaric oxygen therapy Hyperbaric oxygenation Hyperbarics Hysterectomy Hysterectomy - laparoscopic Hysterosalpingography Hysteroscopy I ICD Ileum surgery IM injection Imaging, magnetic resonance Immunoglobin therapy Implantable cardioverter defibrillators IMRT In vitro fertilization Incision, perineum Infant CPR Infection debridement Influenza vaccine Ingrown toenail removal Injection, IM Injection, intramuscular Insertion, intrauterine device Insertion, IUD Intensity modulated radiation therapy Intervertebral diskectomy 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 Intubation and mechanical ventilation Ionizing radiation Ionizing radiation - external IOP measurement IPT IPV IUD insertion IUD removal IUT IVF IVP IVU J Jackson-Pratt drain Japanese encephalitis vaccine JP Drain K Keratoplasty Kidney dialysis Kidney removal Kidney stone removal, lithotripsy Kidney transplant Kidney ultrasound Kidneys, ureter, bladder Knee arthroplasty Knee replacement KUB Kyphoplasty L Labor and delivery Laceration repair Lamina removal Laminectomy Lap chole Laparoscopic procedures, robot-assisted Laparoscopy Laparotomy, exploratory Laryngectomy Laryngoscopy LASIK Lay rescuer CPR for children age 1 to early teens Lay rescuer CPR for infants Lay rescuer CPR for teens and adults Leg artery bypass surgery Lipid testing Lipocontouring Lipoplasty Liposuction Lithotripsy for kidney stones Liver biopsy Liver transplant Localization, breast needle 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 Magnetic resonance angiography Magnetic resonance imaging Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast Mammogram Mammography Mammoplasty, augmentation Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz procedure Mastectomy MCV4 vaccine Measles vaccine Mediastinal tumor resection Melanoma removal Meningococcal vaccine Meniscectomy Meniscus removal Middle ear repair Mini-incision hip replacement Minimally invasive total hip replacement Mitral valve replacement MMR vaccine-measles MMR vaccine-mumps MMR vaccine-rubella Monoclonal antibody scan Morton's neuroma removal MRI MRI angiography MRI scan MRI-guided breast biopsy Mumps vaccine Myelogram Myelography for detecting a herniated disk Myocardial perfusion imaging Myomectomy Myomectomy - laparoscopic Myringotomy N Needle biopsy: lung and pleura Needle biopsy: thyroid Nephrectomy Nerve conduction study Neurolemmoma Newborn circumcision Nonsurgical revascularization of noncoronary vessel Nuclear stress test O Oophorectomy Oophorectomy, bilateral Orchidopexy - open surgery Orchiopexy - open surgery Ovarian cyst removal Ovarian cyst removal - laparoscopic Ovariectomy Overnight sleep study Oxygen therapy P Pacemaker insertion Pain pump insertion Pancreatic islet cell transplantation Pap screening Pap smear Pap test Papanicolaou test Partial colectomy Partial colectomy - laparoscopic Partial gastrectomy Partial glossectomy Partial mastectomy PCV PEG Penetrating keratoplasty Penile prosthesis insertion Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty Percutaneous commissurotomy Percutaneous coronary revascularization Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy Percutaneous needle aspiration Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty Pericardial tap Pericardiocentesis Perineum incision Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation Peripheral DXA Peripheral vascular ultrasound Peritoneal dialysis Pertussis vaccine PET scan PET/CT scan PFT PFTs Phlebography Phototherapy Plasma exchange Plasmapheresis Pleural fluid aspiration Pleural tap Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine Pneumococcal vaccine Polio vaccine Polysomnogram Polysomnography Positron emission tomography PPSV Prostascint scan Prostate biopsy Prostate removal Prostate specific antigen test Prostate surgery, TURP Prostatectomy PSA test 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 Rabies vaccine Radiation therapy Radiation therapy - external Radical cystectomy 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 Retinal detachment repair Retropubic suspension RFA Rhinoplasty Robot-assisted surgery - overview Robot-assisted urologic procedures Robot-assisted laparoscopic procedures Robot-assisted cardiac procedures Robot-assisted thoracic procedures Root canal Rotator cuff repair Rotavirus vaccine Roux en Y gastroplasty - laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Rubber band ligation for hemorrhoids Rubella vaccine Rubeola vaccine S Salpingo-oophorectomy Schema focused therapy Sclerotherapy for esophageal varices Sentinel lymph node biopsy Septoplasty Setting a fracture - closed Setting of fracture Shave biopsy, skin Shingles vaccine Sigmoidoscopy, flexible Skin biopsy Skin graft Skin lesion biopsy Skin lesion removal Skin resurfacing Skinny-needle biopsy Sling procedure Small bowel resection Small intestine surgery Smallpox vaccine Sonogram 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 Stomach removal Stomach stapling - laparoscopic Stool occult blood test Stress test Subcutaneous injection Subtotal gastrectomy Suction lipectomy Surgery for breast cancer Surgery to remove a breast Surgery with keyhole incisions Surgery, anal wart 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, gallbladder Surgical removal, meniscus Surgical removal, ovarian cyst Surgical removal, ovaries Surgical removal, prostate Surgical removal, skin lesion Surgical removal, spleen Surgical removal, thyroid Surgical removal, tonsil Surgical removal, uterus Surgical repair, tendon Surgical skin planning Surgical sterilization - laparoscopic T Tdap vaccine-diptheria Tdap vaccine-tetanus Tdap-pertussis Technetium thyroid scan Tendon repair Tension free vaginal tape procedure Tetanus vaccine Therapeutic plasma exchange Thoracentesis Thoracic procedures, robot-assisted Thoracotomy Thymectomy Thyroid scan Thyroid scintiscan Thyroid uptake and scan Thyroidectomy TL - laparoscopic Toe amputation Tonometry Tonsillectomy Tooth extraction Total colectomy Total colectomy - laparoscopic Total gastrectomy Total glossectomy Total hip replacement Total knee replacement Tracheotomy Transesophageal echocardiography Transfemoral amputation Transplant, bone marrow Transplant, heart Transplant, heart-lung Transplant, kidney Transplant, liver Transplant, lung Transrectal, transurethral, and transperineal biopsy Transthoracic needle aspiration Transurethral resection of the prostate Transvaginal suspension Treatment of varicose veins of the leg 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, doppler Ultrasound, renal (kidneys) Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy Upper gastrointestinal series Upper GI endoscopy Upper GI series Urethral suspension Urethral suspension - laparoscopic bladder suspension Urethral suspension - retropubic procedure Urethral suspension - sling procedure Urethral suspension - transvaginal procedure Urologic procedures, robot-assisted Uterine fibroid removal Uterine fibroid removal - laparoscopic V Vaccines Overview: What Are Vaccines? Anthrax vaccine BCG vaccine Chickenpox vaccine Diphtheria vaccine German measles vaccine Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine Hepatitis A vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine Herpes zoster vaccine HiB vaccine HPV vaccine Human papillomavirus vaccine Influenza vaccine Japanese encephalitis vaccine Lockjaw vaccine Measles vaccine Meningococcal vaccine Mumps vaccine Pertussis vaccine Pneumococcal vaccine Polio vaccine Rabies vaccine Rotavirus vaccine Rubella vaccine Rubeola vaccine Shingles vaccine Smallpox vaccine Tetanus vaccine Tuberculosis vaccine Typhoid vaccine Varicella vaccine Whooping cough vaccine Yellow fever vaccine Vaginal birth Vaginal birth, labor and delivery Varicella vaccine Vasectomy VC Vein excision Vein harvest Venogram Venous duplex ultrasound Ventricular assist device Vertebral interbody fusion Vertebroplasty Vertical banded gastroplasty Vertical banded gastroplasty - laparoscopic Vestibular schwannoma Virtual colonoscopy Visual evoked potential test W Weight reduction surgery Weight-reduction surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty Weight-reduction surgery - laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty Whooping cough vaccine Wound debridement Wound repair X X-ray X-ray of breast tissue X-ray, chest Y Yellow fever vaccine EBSCO Publishing is fully accredited by URAC. 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