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… Vein Ligation and Stripping On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Vein ligation and stripping is a minor surgery. It is used to remove one or more varicose veins. …
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… for Obstructive Sleep Apnea On this page: Surgery Overview How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is a type of surgery to remove tissue from the back of your throat. You …
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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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… 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 …