| ORS | olfactory reference syndrome; oral rehydration solution; oral surgery, oral surgeon; Orthopaedic Res... |
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| PS | pacemaker syndrome; paired stimulation; paradoxical sleep; paraspinal; parasympathetic; Parkinson sy... |
| VATS | Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery, Video-assisted thoracic surgery |
| FBSS | Failed Back Surgery Syndrome |
| GS | 1) Gall Stone 2) General Surgery |
| minor surgery | See: minor operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| closed surgery | Surgery without incision into skin, e.g., reduction of a fracture or dislocation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mohs' micrographic surgery | A technique for removal of skin tumours with a minimum of normal tissue, by prior necrosis with zinc chloride paste, mapping of the tumour site, and excision and microscopic examination of frozen section of thin horizontal layers of tissue, until all of the tumour is removed. More recently, the preliminary step of chemical necrosis has been omitted. Synonym: microscopically controlled surgery, Mohs' micrographic surgery, Mohs' surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mohs surgery | A surgical technique used primarily in the treatment of skin neoplasms, especially basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. This procedure is a microscopically controlled excision of cutaneous tumours either after fixation in vivo or after freezing the tissue. Serial examinations of fresh tissue specimens are most frequently done. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Mohs' surgery | A technique for removal of skin tumours with a minimum of normal tissue, by prior necrosis with zinc chloride paste, mapping of the tumour site, and excision and microscopic examination of frozen section of thin horizontal layers of tissue, until all of the tumour is removed. More recently, the preliminary step of chemical necrosis has been omitted. Synonym: microscopically controlled surgery, Mohs' micrographic surgery, Mohs' surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| colourectal surgery | A surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and abnormalities of the colon, rectum, and anal canal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| plastic surgery | The surgical specialty or procedure concerned with the restoration, construction, reconstruction, or improvement in the shape and appearance of body structures that are missing, defective, damaged, or misshapen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary bypass surgery | A surgical procedure, known as a coronary artery bypass graft, which involves replacing diseased (narrowed) coronary arteries with veins obtained from the patients lower extremities (autologous graft). During this procedure the patient is placed on a heart bypass machine (heart-lung machine) to allow the surgeon adequate time to perform surgery on the resting (nonbeating) heart. This procedure has proven to extend the lives of individuals with coronary artery disease and improve the quality of life. Recovery in the hospital is approximately 7-10 days. (27 Sep 1997) |
| cosmetic surgery | <surgery> Surgery in which the principal purpose is to improve the appearance, usually with the connotation that the improvement sought is beyond the normal appearance, and its acceptable variations, for the age and the ethnic origin of the patient. Synonym: esthetic surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniofacial surgery | Simultaneous surgery on the cranium and facial bones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stereotactic surgery | A precise method of destroying deep-seated brain structures located by use of three-dimensional coordinates. Synonym: stereoencephalotomy, stereotactic surgery, stereotaxic surgery, stereotaxis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stereotaxic surgery | A precise method of destroying deep-seated brain structures located by use of three-dimensional coordinates. Synonym: stereoencephalotomy, stereotactic surgery, stereotaxic surgery, stereotaxis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgery | An operation. (16 Dec 1997) |
| surgery department, hospital | Hospital department which administers all departmental functions and the provision of surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| surgery, oral | A dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disease, injuries, and defects of the human oral and maxillofacial region. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reconstructive surgery |
An operation that is performed to minimize the cosmetic and functional impairment form cancer surgery.
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| reconstructive surgery |
surgery performed on atypical structures of the body, cause by congenital problems, developmental differences, trauma or injury, infections, tumors or disease. It is generally performed to improve function, but may also be done to approximate a
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| reconstructive surgery |
Surgical procedure done to restore the shape of an area of the body altered by cancer surgery.
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