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… Discectomy for a Lumbar Herniated Disc On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Discectomy is surgery to remove lumbar (low back) herniated disc material …
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… Splenectomy On this page: Surgery Overview Surgery Overview A splenectomy (say "splih-NEK-tuh-mee") is surgery to take out the spleen. You may have your spleen …
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… Hemorrhoidectomy On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Hemorrhoidectomy is surgery to remove hemorrhoids. These are swollen veins in …
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… Breast Reduction On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Breast reduction surgery (reduction mammoplasty) removes some of the tissue …
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… Liver Resection On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Liver resection is surgery to remove a piece of the liver. Up to one-half of …
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… Colostomy On this page: Surgery Overview How It Is Done What To Expect Why It Is Done Risks Surgery Overview A colostomy is surgery that makes an opening in the skin on the belly and …
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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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… 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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… Debridement for Rotator Cuff Disorders On this page: Surgery Overview Surgery Overview Debridement involves removing loose … extent of the injury and determine whether you need more surgery. Debridement may be done in arthroscopic surgery …
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… for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy are … the tonsils and behind the nose. Your doctor will do the surgery through your mouth. You will be asleep. Most people …
