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… Laminectomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Laminectomy is the most common type of surgery done to treat lumbar (low back) spinal stenosis . …
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… Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is the most common nerve surgery for symptoms related to cerebral palsy (CP). During …
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… Bowel Resection On this page: Surgery Overview How It Is Done What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Resection is another name for any operation … Whether you have scar tissue in the area from previous surgery. Your doctor's expertise and experience. Sometimes a …
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… (TURP) for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect After Surgery Why It Is Used How Well It Works Risks What To Think About Surgery Overview During transurethral resection of the …
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… Bowel Resection for Colorectal Cancer On this page: Surgery Overview How It Is Done What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Resection is another name for any operation … either end-to-end, side-to-side, or side-to-end. Surgery scars slide 5 of 5 < Prev Next > slide 5 of 5, …
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… When to Call Exams and Tests Treatment Overview Self-Care Surgery What are … may be causing vision problems. How are cataracts treated? Surgery is the only way to remove a cataract. The surgery works well and helps people see better. But surgery …
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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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… 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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… 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. …
