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… Tonsillectomy On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview A tonsillectomy is surgery to remove the tonsils . The adenoids may or may not …
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… and Ileostomy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview In proctocolectomy, the large intestine and … opening called a stoma in the skin of the lower belly. The surgery to create the stoma (or any other artificial …
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… Repair of Nasal Septal Perforation On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect After Surgery Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview The nasal septum is the structure between …
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… Nephrectomy On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview A nephrectomy (say "nih-FREK-tuh-mee") is surgery to take out part or all of the kidney. There are …
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… Repair of a Deviated Septum (Septoplasty) On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect After Surgery How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview The nasal septum is the wall between the …
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… Hernia Repair (Herniorrhaphy, Hernioplasty) On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview For open hernia repair surgery, a single long incision is made in the groin. The …
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… Orchiopexy for Undescended Testicle On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Surgery to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum is …
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… Meniscectomy for a Meniscus Tear On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Meniscectomy is the surgical removal of all … In some cases, the surgeon makes the final decision during surgery, when the surgeon can see the how strong the …
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… Transurethral Resection of the Bladder On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Transurethral resection of the bladder is a surgery to remove abnormal tissue (tumour) from the bladder …
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… Face-Lift (Rhytidectomy) On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview A face-lift is surgery to firm and tighten the skin of the face and neck. …
