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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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… 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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… 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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… Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Arthrodesis) On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Lumbar spinal fusion is surgery to join, or fuse, two or more vertebrae in the low …
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… Rhinoplasty On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Rhinoplasty is surgery to reshape your nose. It can be done to improve your …
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… Pneumatic Retinopexy for Retinal Detachment On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Pneumatic retinopexy is a surgery to repair certain types of retinal detachments . It …
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… Cervical Spinal Fusion On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Cervical spinal fusion is surgery that joins two or more of the vertebrae in your neck …
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… Fallopian Tube Procedures for Infertility On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview A fallopian tube blockage often prevents … the egg to the sperm, or the fertilized egg to the uterus . Surgery can be used to try to correct this common cause of …
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… Node Removal (Lymphadenectomy) for Melanoma On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview This surgery is done to see if cancer has spread to a lymph node. …
