Procedure & Surgery Fact Sheets
Health Library procedures & tests offers comprehensive, yet concise evidence-based information on a variety of screening, diagnostic, preventive, and treatment procedures.
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- Abdominal CT scan
- Abdominal exploration
- Abdominal hysterectomy - laparoscopic
- Abdominal paracentesis
- Abdominal tap
- Abdominal x-ray
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Abdominal bladder suspension
- Abdominal ultrasound
- 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, below-the-knee
- Amputation, toe
- Amputation, above-the-knee
- Amputation, foot
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Anesthesia
- Aneurysmectomy
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Angiogram, coronary
- Angiography
- Angiography, MRI
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Angioplasty, coronary
- Anthrax vaccine
- Aortic aneurysm repair or removal
- Aortic valve replacement
- Aortoiliac and aortofemoral bypass graft surgery
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Appendectomy
- Appendectomy - laparoscopic
- Arterial blood gases
- Arteriography
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthrodesis of foot and ankle
- Arthrodesis of the foot and ankle - laparoscopic
- Arthroplasty, hip
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Arthroscopy
- Aspiration, breast needle
- Atherectomy/angioplasty of noncoronary vessel
- Audiology
- Audiometry
- Augmentation mammoplasty
- Automatic cardioverter defibrillator implantation
- Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- Autopsy
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- Balloon angioplasty
- Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty
- Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty
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Bariatric surgery
- Barium enema
- Barium meal
- Barium swallow
- Barium x-ray
- BCG vaccine
- Below-the-knee amputation
- Bilateral oophorectomy
- Bili lights
- Biopsy
- Biopsy of liver
- Biopsy, bone marrow
- Biopsy, breast needle
- Biopsy, breast open
- Biopsy, breast surgical
- Biopsy, endometrial
- Biopsy, fine needle
- Biopsy, kidney
- Biopsy, large core needle
- Biopsy, liver
- Biopsy, lung and pleural
- Biopsy, lymph node
- Biopsy, prostate
- Biopsy, endometrial
- BKA
- 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 MRI
- Breast needle aspiration
- Breast needle biopsy
- Breast needle localization
- Breast open biopsy
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Breast reconstruction
- Breast surgery
- Breast surgical biopsy
- Breast augmentation
- Breast reduction
- Breast x-ray
- Bronchoscopy
- Bunion removal
- Burch procedure
- Burn debridement
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CABG
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Cardiac catheterization
- Cardiac procedures, robot-assisted
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Cardiac stent
- Cardiac stress test
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for adults
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for children
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for infants
- Cardioversion
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Carpal tunnel injection
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Carpal tunnel release
- CAT scan
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Cataract removal
- Catheter angiography
- Central DXA
- Cerebrospinal fluid analysis
- Cerebrospinal fluid tap
- Cervical cancer screening
- Cervical cone biopsy
- Cervical conization
- Cervical cryosurgery
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Cesarean section
- Chemical stress test
- Chemotherapy
- Chest radiography
- Chest x-ray
- Chickenpox vaccine
- Child CPR
- Childbirth, cesarean section
- Childbirth, vaginal
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Cholecystectomy
- Cholecystectomy - laparoscopic
- Cholesterol testing
- Circumcision (newborn)
- Closed joint aspiration
- CNB
- Coarse-needle biopsy
- Cochlear implants
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Colectomy
- Colectomy - laparoscopic
- Colon polypectomy
- Colon removal
- Colon removal - laparoscopic
- Colon polyp removal
- Colonography
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Colonoscopy
- Colorectal resection
- Colposcopy
- Computed axial tomography
- Computed tomography
- Computed tomography angiography
- Computed tomography scan
- Cone biopsy
- Continuous positive airway pressure
- Cord blood transplantation
- Corneal transplant
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Coronary angiogram
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Coronary angiography
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Coronary angioplasty
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Coronary artery bypass graft
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Coronary artery stent
- Coronary arteriography
- Corticosteroid injection, spinal
- CPAP
- CPR for adults
- CPR for children
- CPR for infants
- Craniotomy
- Cryoablation
- C-section
- CSF analysis
- CSF tap
- CT colonography
- CT scan
- CT scan, abdomen
- CT scan, head
- CTA
- Cutting adhesions
- CyberKnife® treatment
- Cystectomy
- Cystocele and rectocele repair
- Cystoscopy
- Cystourethroscopy
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- 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
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- Ear tubes surgery
- EBCT
- ECG
- Echo
- Echocardiogram
- EEG
- EKG
- Electrocardiogram
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Electron-beam computed tomography
- Electrophysiology study
- EMG
- Endarterectomy
- Endometrial ablation
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Endometrial biopsy
- Endoscopic band ligation
- Endoscopic sclerotherapy
- Endoscopic ultrasonography
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- Enteral feeding
- Enterostomy
- Epidural corticosteroid injection
- Episiotomy
- ERCP
- Esophageal band ligation
- Esophageal varices injections
- Esophagectomy
- EUS
- Excision biopsy, skin
- Excretory urography
- Exercise stress test
- Exercise tolerance test
- Exploratory laparotomy
- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
- Eye surgery, repair of detached retina
- Eye surgery, cataracts
- Eye surgery, glaucoma
- Eyelid surgery
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- 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 - closed
- Fracture reduction
- Frozen shoulder - arthroscopic surgery
- Frozen shoulder - closed manipulation
- Fundoplication
- Fundoplication - endoscopic surgery
- Fundoplication - laparoscopic surgery
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- Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine
- Hallux valgus repair
- Hammertoe correction
- HbA1c
- HBO2
- HBOT
- Head CT scan
- Hearing test
- Heart assist system implantation
- Heart ultrasound
- Heart valve repair
- Heart transplant
- Heart-lung transplant
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Hemiglossectomy
- Hemorrhoid removal
- Hemorrhoid banding
- Hemorrhoid ligation
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hep A vaccine
- Hep B vaccine
- Hepatitis A vaccine
- Hepatitis B vaccine
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Hernia repair
- Herniorrhaphy
- Herpes zoster vaccine
- Hib vaccine
- Hip arthroplasty
- Hip replacement
- Holter monitoring
- HPV vaccine
- HPV testing
- Human papillomavirus vaccine
- Human papillomavirus testing
- Hyperbaric medicine
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Hyperbaric oxygenation
- Hyperbarics
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Hysterectomy
- Hysterectomy - laparoscopic
- Hysterosalpingography
- Hysteroscopy
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- ICD
- Ileum surgery
- IM injection
- Imaging, magnetic resonance
- Immunoglobin therapy
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillators
- IMRT
- In vitro fertilization
- Incision and drainage of a skin abscess
- Incision, perineum
- Infant CPR
- Infection debridement
- Influenza vaccine
- Ingrown toenail removal
- Injection, IM
- Injection, intramuscular
- Intensity modulated radiation therapy
- Intervertebral diskectomy
- Intramuscular injection
- Intraocular pressure measurement
- Intrathecal pain pump insertion
- Intrauterine Transfusion
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin
- Intravenous pyelogram
- Intravenous urography
- Intubation and mechanical ventilation
- Ionizing radiation - external
- Ionizing radiation
- IOP measurement
- IPV
- IUT
- IVF
- IVP
- IVU
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- Labor and delivery
- Laceration repair
- Lamina removal
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Laminectomy
- Lap chole
- Laparoscopic procedures, robot-assisted
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Laparoscopy
- Laparotomy, exploratory
- Large core needle biopsy
- Laryngectomy
- Laryngoscopy
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LASIK
- Lay rescuer CPR for adults
- Lay rescuer CPR for children
- Lay rescuer CPR for infants
- LEEP
- Leg artery bypass surgery
- Lipid testing
- Lipocontouring
- Lipoplasty
- Liposuction
- Lithotripsy for kidney stones
- Liver biopsy
- Liver transplant
- LLEC—large loop excision of the cervix
- LLETZ—large loop excision of the transformation zone
- Localization, breast needle
- Loop cone biopsy of the cervix
- Loop electrosurgical excision procedure
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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
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- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast
- Magnetic resonance angiography
- Mammogram
- Mammography
- Mammoplasty, augmentation
- Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz procedure
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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
- Mumps vaccine
- Myelogram
- Myelography for detecting a herniated disk
- Myocardial perfusion imaging
- Myomectomy
- Myomectomy - laparoscopic
- Myringotomy
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Pacemaker insertion
- Pain pump insertion
- Pancreatic islet cell transplantation
- Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza Vaccine
- Pap screening
- Pap smear
- Pap test
- Papanicolaou test
- Partial colectomy
- Partial colectomy - laparoscopic
- Partial gastrectomy
- Partial glossectomy
- Partial mastectomy
- PEG
- Penetrating keratoplasty
- Penile prosthesis insertion
- Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty
- Percutaneous commissurotomy
- Percutaneous coronary revascularization
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
- Percutaneous nephrostomy
- Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
- Percutaneous needle aspiration
- Pericardial tap
- Pericardiocentesis
- Perineum incision
- Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
- Peripheral DXA
- Peripheral vascular ultrasound
- Peripherally inserted central catheter
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Pertussis vaccine
- PET scan
- PET/CT scan
- PFT
- PFTs
- Phlebography
- Phototherapy
- PICC
- Plasma exchange
- Plasmapheresis
- Pleural fluid aspiration
- Pleural tap
- Pneumococcal vaccine
- Polio vaccine
- Polysomnogram
- Polysomnography
- Positron emission tomography
- Prostascint scan
- Prostate biopsy
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Prostate removal
- Prostate specific antigen test
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Prostate surgery, TURP
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Prostatectomy
- PSA test
- PTCA
- Pulmonary function tests
- Pulmonary lobectomy
- Punch biopsy, skin
- Puncture, lumbar
- Pyeloplasty
- Pyloric stenosis repair - child
- Pyloric stenosis repair
- Pyloromyotomy
- Pyloromyotomy - child
- Pyloroplasty
- Pyloroplasty - child
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- 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, spleen
- Renal ultrasound
- Repair of droopy eyelids
- Retinal detachment repair
- Retropubic suspension
- RFA
- Rhinoplasty
- 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
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- 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 abscess, incision and drainage
- 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 radiosurgery
- Sterilization, surgical
- Sterilization, surgical - laparoscopic
- Sterilization, tubal
- 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, lung
- Surgical removal of the uterus [or womb] - laparoscopic
- Surgical removal, adrenal glands
- Surgical removal, appendix
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Surgical removal, breast
- Surgical removal, colon
- Surgical removal, fibroid tumor
- Surgical removal, ovarian cyst
- Surgical removal, ovaries
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Surgical removal, prostate
- Surgical removal, skin lesion
- Surgical removal, thyroid
- Surgical removal, uterus
- Surgical removal, gallbladder
- Surgical removal, meniscus
- Surgical removal, spleen
- Surgical removal, tonsil
- Surgical repair, tendon
- Surgical skin planning
- Surgical sterilization - laparoscopic
- Surgical sterilization
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- 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
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Tonsillectomy
- Tooth extraction
- Total colectomy
- Total colectomy - laparoscopic
- Total gastrectomy
- Total glossectomy
- Total hip replacement
- Tracheotomy
- Transesophageal echocardiography
- Transfemoral amputation
- Transplant, bone marrow
- Transplant, heart
- Transplant, liver
- Transplant, heart-lung
- Transplant, kidney
- Transplant, lung
- Transrectal, transurethral, and transperineal biopsy
- Transthoracic needle aspiration
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Transurethral resection of the prostate
- Transvaginal suspension
- Treatment of varicose veins of the leg
- Tubal ligation
- Tubal ligation - laparoscopic
- Tubal sterilization
- Tubal sterilization - laparoscopic
- Tube feeding
- Tuberculosis vaccine
- TURP
- Tympanoplasty
- Tympanostomy
- Tympanotomy
- Typhoid vaccine
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- Ultrafast CT
- Ultrasound of the heart
- Ultrasound, abdominal
- Ultrasound, renal (kidneys)
- Ultrasound, doppler
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Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
- Upper gastrointestinal series
- 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
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Vaccines
- Overview: What Are Vaccines?
- Anthrax vaccine
- BCG vaccine
- Chickenpox vaccine
- Diphtheria vaccine
- German measles vaccine
- H1N1 pandemic 2009 influenza 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, labor and delivery
- Vaginal birth
- Varicella vaccine
- Vasectomy
- VC
- Vein excision
- Vein harvest
- Venogram
- Venous duplex ultrasound
- Ventricular assist device
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt - child
- Vertebral interbody fusion
- Vertebroplasty
- Vertical banded gastroplasty - laparoscopic
- Vertical banded gastroplasty
- Vestibular schwannoma
- Virtual colonoscopy
- Visual evoked potential test
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