| LAD | lactic acid dehydrogenase; left anterior descending [artery]; left axis deviation; leukocyte adhesio... |
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| lig | ligament; ligation |
| MCL | maximum containment laboratory; medial collateral ligament; midclavicular line; midcostal line; mini... |
| OALL | ossification of anterior longitudinal ligament |
| OPLL | ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament |
| Gil-Vernet operation | Extension of a standard pyelotomy into the lower pole infundibulum through the avascular plane between the posterior and basilar segmental renal arteries. Synonym: Gil-Vernet operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Mayo's operation | An operation for the radical cure of umbilical hernia; the neck of the sac is exposed by two elliptical incisions, the gut is returned to the abdomen, the sac and adherent omentum are cut away, and the fascial edges of the opening are overlapped with mattress sutures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| McIndoe operation | Operation for the development of a neovagina using a split thickness skin graft over a vaginal mold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| McVay's operation | Repair of inguinal and femoral hernias by suture of the transversus abdominis muscle and its associated fasciae (transversus layer) to the pectineal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Glenn's operation | Anastomosis between the superior vena cava and the right main pulmonary artery to increase pulmonary blood flow as a palliative correction for tricuspid atresia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Payne operation | A jejunoileal bypass for morbid obesity utilizing end-to-side anastomosis of the upper jejunum to the terminal ileum, with closure of the proximal end of the bypassed intestine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cesarean operation | See: cesarean section, cesarean hysterectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Graefe's operation | Removal of cataract by a limbal incision with capsulotomy and iridectomy. Both operations were landmarks in the field of ophthalmic surgery, iridectomy for glaucoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ridell's operation | Removal of the entire anterior and inferior walls of the frontal sinus, for chronic inflammation of that cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gritti's operation | Supracondylar amputation of the femur, the patella being preserved and applied to the end of the bone, its articular cartilage being removed so as to obtain union. Synonym: Gritti's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Roux-en-Y operation | Anastomosis of the distal end of the divided upper jejunum to the stomach, oesophagus, biliary tract, or other structure and anastomosis of the proximal end to the side of the jejunum a little further distal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mika operation | The establishment of a permanent fistula in the bulbous portions of the urethra in order to render the man incapable of procreating; said to be a practice among certain Australian aborigines. Origin: Australian native term (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mikulicz' operation | Excision of bowel in two stages: 1) exteriorizing the diseased area, suturing efferent and afferent limbs together, and closing the abdomen around them, after which the diseased part is excised; 2) at a later time, cutting the spur with an enterotome and closing the stoma extraperitoneally. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Miles' operation | Combined abdominoperineal resection for carcinoma of the rectum. Synonym: Miles resection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| minor operation | A surgical procedure of relatively slight extent and not in itself hazardous to life. (05 Mar 2000) |