| fenestration operation | A rarely used surgical procedure producing an opening from the external auditory canal to the membranous labyrinth to improve hearing in hearing impairment of the conduction type. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Koerte-Ballance operation | Operative anastomosis of the facial and hypoglossal nerves for the treatment of facial paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kondoleon operation | Excision of strips of subcutaneous connective tissue for the relief of elephantiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Urban's operation | Extended radical mastectomy, including en bloc resection of internal mammary lymph nodes, part of the sternum, and costal cartilages. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kraske's operation | Removal of the coccyx and excision of the left wing of the sacrum in order to afford approach for resection of the rectum for cancer or stenosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kronlein operation | Orbital decompression through the anterior lateral wall of the orbit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Filatov's operation | An obsolete eponym for penetrating keratoplasty. (05 Mar 2000) |
| filtering operation | A surgical procedure for creation of a fistula between the anterior chamber of the eye and the subconjunctival space in treatment of glaucoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Finney's operation | |
| flap operation | An amputation in which flaps of the muscular and cutaneous tissues are made to cover the end of the bone. Synonym: flap operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ladd's operation | Division of Ladd's band to relieve duodenal obstruction in malrotation of the intestine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lambrinudi operation | A form of triple arthrodesis done in such a manner as to prevent foot drop, usually as occurs in poliomyelitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Foley operation | A reconstructive procedure for correction of ureteropelvic obstruction, whereby a Y-shaped flap of renal pelvis is advanced downward into a vertical incision in the upper ureter, thereby widening the ureteropelvic junction. Synonym: Foley operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fontan operation | <procedure> A procedure in which total right atrial or total caval blood flow is channeled directly into the pulmonary artery or into a small right ventricle that serves only as a conduit. The principal congenital malformations for which this operation is useful are tricuspid atresia and single ventricle with pulmonary stenosis. (08 Mar 2000) |
| Laroyenne's operation | Puncture of Douglas pouch to evacuate the pus and to secure drainage in cases of pelvic suppuration. (05 Mar 2000) |