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Procedure & Surgery Fact SheetsProcedure & Surgery Fact SheetsEn Español (Spanish Version)
Health Library procedures & tests offers comprehensive, yet concise evidence-based information on a variety of screening, diagnostic, preventive, and treatment procedures. - AAA repair
- Abdominal CT scan
- Abdominal exploration
- Abdominal hysterectomy - laparoscopic
- Abdominal paracentesis
- Abdominal tap
- Abdominal x-ray
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Abdominal bladder suspension
- Abdominal ultrasound
- Acoustic neuroma removal
- Adenoidectomy
- Adhesiolysis
- Adhesive capsulitis - arthroscopic surgery
- Adhesive capsulitis - closed manipulation
- Adrenalectomy
- Adrenalectomy - laparoscopic
- Adult CPR
- AICD
- Allergy testing
- Ambulatory cardiac monitoring
- Ambulatory electrocardiography
- Amniocentesis
- Amputation - general overview
- Amputation, below-the-knee
- Amputation, toe
- Amputation, above-the-knee
- Amputation, foot
- Anal sphincterotomy
- Anal wart surgery
- Aneurysmectomy
- Angiogram, coronary
- Angiography
- Angiography, MRI
- Angioplasty, coronary
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery
- Anterior medistinotomy
- Anthrax vaccine
- Aortic aneurysm repair or removal
- Aortic valve replacement
- Aortoiliac and aortofemoral bypass graft surgery
- Appendectomy
- Appendectomy - laparoscopic
- Arterial blood gases
- Arteriogram
- Arteriography
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthrodesis of foot and ankle
- Arthrodesis of the foot and ankle - laparoscopic
- Arthroplasty, hip
- Arthroscopy
- Aspiration, breast needle
- Atherectomy/angioplasty of noncoronary vessel
- Atrial septal defect repair in children - open heart surgery
- Atrial septal defect repair in children - transcatheter procedure
- Audiology
- Audiometry
- Audiometry, newborn
- Auditory brain stem response test
- Augmentation cystoplasy--open surgery
- Augmentation mammoplasty
- Augmentation, bladder--laparoscopic surgery
- Augmentation, bladder--open surgery
- Augmentation, cystoplasty--laparoscopic surgery
- Automatic cardioverter defibrillator implantation
- Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- Autopsy
- Balloon angioplasty
- Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty
- Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty
- Barium enema
- Barium meal
- Barium swallow
- Barium x-ray
- BCG vaccine
- Below-the-knee amputation
- Bilateral oophorectomy
- Bili lights
- Biliary tract radionuclide scan
- Biopsy
- Biopsy of liver
- Biopsy, bone marrow
- Biopsy, breast needle
- Biopsy, breast open
- Biopsy, breast surgical
- Biopsy, endometrial
- Biopsy, fine needle
- Biopsy, kidney
- Biopsy, liver
- Biopsy, lung and pleural
- Biopsy, lymph node
- Biopsy, MRI-guided breast
- Biopsy, prostate
- Biopsy, stereotactic core needle
- Biopsy, endometrial
- BKA
- Bladder augmentation--laparoscopic surgery
- Bladder augmentation--open surgery
- Bladder removal
- Blepharoplasty
- Blood pressure measurement
- Blood transfusion
- Bloodless medicine
- Bloodless surgery
- BMT
- Body fat removal
- Bone graft
- Bone marrow biopsy
- Bone marrow transplant
- Bone mineral density testing
- Bone scan
- Bone scintigraphy
- Botox injection
- Botox injections - cosmetic
- Botulinum toxin injections - cosmetic
- Botulinum toxin type A
- Botulinum toxin type A - cosmetic
- Botulinum toxin type B - cosmetic
- Brachytherapy
- Breast MRI
- Breast needle aspiration
- Breast needle biopsy
- Breast needle localization
- Breast open biopsy
- Breast reconstruction
- Breast surgery
- Breast surgical biopsy
- Breast augmentation
- Breast reduction
- Breast x-ray
- Bronchoscopy
- Bunion removal
- Burch procedure
- Burn debridement
- ICD
- Ileum surgery
- IM injection
- Imaging, magnetic resonance
- Immunoglobin therapy
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillators
- IMRT
- In vitro fertilization
- Incision and drainage of a skin abscess
- Incision, perineum
- Individual therapy
- Infant CPR
- Infection debridement
- Influenza vaccine
- Ingrown toenail removal
- Injectable filler
- Injection, coaptite
- Injection, hyaluronic acid
- Injection, IM
- Injection, intramuscular
- Injection, trigger point
- Insertion, intrauterine device
- Insertion, IUD
- Intensity modulated radiation therapy
- Intervertebral diskectomy
- Intracorporeal lithotripsy
- Intramuscular injection
- Intraocular pressure measurement
- Intraperitoneal transfusion
- Intrathecal pain pump insertion
- Intrauterine device insertion
- Intrauterine device insertion (copper intrauterine device insertion)
- Intrauterine device insertion (copper IUD insertion)
- Intrauterine device insertion (hormone-releasing intrauterine device insertion)
- Intrauterine device insertion (Hormone-releasing IUD insertion)
- Intrauterine device insertion (insertion, copper intrauterine device)
- Intrauterine device insertion (insertion, copper IUD)
- Intrauterine device insertion (insertion, hormone-releasing intrauterine device)
- Intrauterine device insertion (insertion, hormone-releasing IUD)
- Intrauterine device removal
- Intrauterine device removal ( removal, hormone-releasing IUD)
- Intrauterine device removal (copper intrauterine device removal)
- Intrauterine device removal (copper IUD removal)
- Intrauterine device removal (hormone-releasing intrauterine device removal
- Intrauterine device removal (hormone-releasing intrauterine device removal)
- Intrauterine device removal (hormone-releasing IUD removal
- Intrauterine device removal (hormone-releasing IUD removal)
- Intrauterine device removal (removal hormone-releasing intrauterine device)
- Intrauterine device removal (removal, copper intrauterine device)
- Intrauterine device removal (removal, copper IUD)
- Intrauterine device removal (removal, hormone-releasing intrauterine device)
- Intrauterine device removal (removal, hormone-releasing IUD)
- Intrauterine Transfusion
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin
- Intravenous pyelogram
- Intravenous urography
- Intraventricular hemorrhage of infancy
- Intubation and mechanical ventilation
- Ionizing radiation - external
- Ionizing radiation
- IOP measurement
- IPT
- IPV
- IUD insertion
- IUD removal
- IUT
- IVF
- IVH
- IVP
- IVU
- Salivary gland surgery
- Salivary gland surgery (parotidectomy)
- Salivary gland surgery (sublingual gland surgery)
- Salivary gland surgery (submandibular sialoadenectomy)
- Salpingo-oophorectomy
- Schema focused therapy
- Sclerotherapy for esophageal varices
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Septoplasty
- Setting a fracture - closed
- Setting of fracture
- Shave biopsy, skin
- SHE
- Shingles vaccine
- Shoulder joint replacement
- Shoulder replacement
- Sigmoidoscopy, flexible
- Skin abscess, incision and drainage
- Skin biopsy
- Skin graft
- Skin lesion biopsy
- Skin lesion removal
- Skin resurfacing
- Skinny-needle biopsy
- Sleeve gastrectomy--laparoscopic
- Sleeve gastrectomy--open
- Sling procedure
- Small bowel resection
- Small intestine surgery
- Smallpox vaccine
- Soft tissue filler
- Sonogram
- Spermatocelectomy
- Sphincterectomy, anal
- Spinal and epidural anesthesia
- Spinal arthrodesis
- Spinal corticosteroid injection
- Spinal fusion
- Spinal tap
- Spleen removal
- Splenectomy
- Stereotactic core needle biopsy
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Sterilization, surgical - laparoscopic
- Sterilization, tubal - laparoscopic
- Steroid injection, spinal
- Stomach removal
- Stomach stapling - laparoscopic
- Stone removal, ureteroscopic
- Stool occult blood test
- Stress test
- Subcutaneous injection
- Subependymal germinal matrix hemorrhage
- Subtotal gastrectomy
- Suction lipectomy
- Suprapubic cystostomy
- Surgery for anal fissures
- Surgery for breast cancer
- Surgery to remove a breast
- Surgery with keyhole incisions
- Surgery, anal wart
- Surgery, bloodless
- Surgery, condyloma acuminata
- Surgery, lung
- Surgical removal of the uterus [or womb] - laparoscopic
- Surgical removal, adrenal glands
- Surgical removal, appendix
- Surgical removal, breast
- Surgical removal, colon
- Surgical removal, fibroid tumor
- Surgical removal, ovarian cyst
- Surgical removal, ovaries
- Surgical removal, prostate
- Surgical removal, skin lesion
- Surgical removal, thyroid
- Surgical removal, uterus
- Surgical removal, gallbladder
- Surgical removal, meniscus
- Surgical removal, spleen
- Surgical removal, tonsil
- Surgical repair, tendon
- Surgical skin planning
- Surgical sterilization - laparoscopic
- Talk therapy
- Tdap vaccine-diptheria
- Tdap vaccine-tetanus
- Tdap-pertussis
- Technetium thyroid scan
- Tendolysis
- Tendon repair
- Tenolysis
- Tension free vaginal tape procedure
- Tetanus vaccine
- Therapeutic plasma exchange
- Therapy, electroconvulsive
- Thoracentesis
- Thoracic procedures, robot-assisted
- Thoracotomy
- Thymectomy
- Thyroid scan
- Thyroid scintiscan
- Thyroid uptake and scan
- Thyroidectomy
- Tilt table test
- TL - laparoscopic
- Toe amputation
- Tonometry
- Tonsillectomy
- Tooth extraction
- Total colectomy
- Total colectomy - laparoscopic
- Total gastrectomy
- Total glossectomy
- Total hip replacement
- Total knee replacement
- Total shoulder joint replacement
- Total shoulder replacement
- Tracheotomy
- Transesophageal echocardiography
- Transfemoral amputation
- Transplant, bone marrow
- Transplant, heart
- Transplant, liver
- Transplant, heart-lung
- Transplant, kidney
- Transplant, lung
- Transrectal, transurethral, and transperineal biopsy
- Transthoracic needle aspiration
- Transurethral resection of the prostate
- Transvaginal suspension
- Treatment of varicose veins of the leg
- Trigger point injection
- Tubal ligation - laparoscopic
- Tubal sterilization - laparoscopic
- Tube feeding
- Tuberculosis vaccine
- TURP
- Tympanoplasty
- Tympanostomy
- Tympanotomy
- Typhoid vaccine
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