operation 269Surgical Operation Purpose
craniotomy operations on the BRAINand related structures, PITUITARY GLAND
cystectomy remove the urinary BLADDER
ENDARTERECTOMY remove an occlusion from an ARTERY
EPISIOTOMY incision to widen the vaginal opening during CHILDBIRTH
GASTRECTOMY remove part or all of the STOMACH
hernioplasty repair of a HERNIA
HYSTERECTOMY remove the UTERUS
LAMINECTOMY remove a vertebral disk
laparotomy operations on structures of the abdomen such as the intestines, LIVER, appendix, uterus, OVARIES,
FALLOPIAN TUBES
LARYNGECTOMY remove the larynx
lobectomy remove a lobe of the LUNGS
MASTECTOMY remove a BREAST
NEPHRECTOMY remove a kidney
nephrotomy remove a tumor or remove kidney stones
OOPHORECTOMY remove ovaries
ORCHIECTOMY remove a testicle
OTOPLASTY repair or reconstruction of the outer EAR
pneumonectomy remove an entire lung
PROSTATECTOMY remove the PROSTATE GLAND
resection remove (excise) a portion of a structure
RHINOPLASTY repair or reconstruction of the NOSE
RHYTIDOPLASTY repair or reconstruction of the face (facelift)
salpingectomy remove a fallopian tube
SPLENECTOMY remove the SPLEEN