The organ that is removed following the ligation and division of the cystic duct and artery.
What is the galbladder?
100
An instrument used to dilate the cervical opening in order to allow the passage of suction catheters and/or uterine curettes.
What is a Hank or Hegar dilator?
100
Fixation of a fracture by way of surgical placement of hardware.
What is open reduction internal fixation? (ORIF)
100
The surgical joining of an artery and vein in the upper arm or forearm to allow for hemodialysis access.
What is an AV fistula?
100
Endoscopic removal of a cataract using a probe to destroy and remove the lens.
What is phacoemulsification?
200
The surgical attachment of two tubular structures.
What is anastomosis?
200
A procedure to reinforce an incompetent cervix during pregnancy.
What is a cerclage?
200
The bony process of a vertebra is removed to release pressure on the spinal nerves.
What is laminectomy?
200
A procedure performed with the help of a fogarty catheter to remove a clotted arterial obstruction.
What is an embolectomy?
200
Children with severe, recurrent ear infections may undergo this procedure to drain fluid from the middle ear.
What is myringotomy?
300
The outer layer of the bowel that provides lubrication to prevent friction between organs.
What is the serosa?
300
A procedure in which contrast medium is injected transurethrally into the bladder and ureters in order to view possible stones in the kidneys.
What is a retrograde pyelogram?
300
A procedure to release impingement of the median nerve by incising the tendon sheath surrounding it.
What is carpal tunnel repair?
300
The procedure in which a graft is placed in order to bypass blockage or damage in an iliac artery.
What is an aortofemoral bypass? (AFB)
300
Placement of a device into the inner ear which articulates with a vibration receptor and transmitter located outside the cranium, to restore hearing in patients who are deaf due to conductive hearing loss.
What is a cochlear implant?
400
A bariatric procedure in which the small bowel is shortened and re-routed in order to reduce absorption from food intake.
What is a roux-en-y?
400
A procedure performed to divert the flow of urine from the urethra to a foley cathter inserted through the abdominal wall.
What is a suprapubic catheter placement?
400
Hardware surgically placed onto a traumatic fracture, to allow the edema to subside, prior to permanent fixation.
What is an external fixator?
400
A type of procedure for placement of a device within the arterial or venous systems that utilizes one small incision into the femoral/groin area, and placement is performed by way of fluoroscopy.
What is an endovascular procedure?
400
Drilling an osteotomy in the maxilla in order to drain the maxillary sinus to address recurrent infection, overgrowth of tissue, etc.
What is a Caldwell-Luc procedure?
500
A procedure in which the bladder is removed, and ureters are re-routed to a pouch created from the small intestine, leading outside the body through an ileostomy.
What is an ileal conduit?
500
A fibrous tumor of the myometrium, removed by performing a myomectomy.
What is a leiomyoma?
500
A rod placed into the medullary canal of the femur in order to reduce and fixate a fracture.
What is a gamma nail or trochanteric fixation nail
500
Repair of a birth defect in which there is a severe stricture in the aortic arch.
What is repair of coarctation of the aorta?
500
The repair of detached retina by the use of a thermal laser to adhere the retina to the overlying layers.