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Frequently Performed Operations

The American College of Surgeons series of public information brochures on specific clinical procedures is now online. Brochure titles in the series are:

About Appendectomy
 (Surgical removal of the appendix)

About D&C for Miscarriage (230K PDF) 
(A surgical procedure performed to scrape the internal lining of the uterus following miscarriage) 4/02
About Low Back Pain (275K PDF)
(Surgical intervention to treat a variety of common conditions that cause low back pain)		 About D&C for Uterine Bleeding Problems (220K PDF) 
(A surgical procedure performed to scrape the internal lining of the uterus to diagnose and treat abnormal uterine bleeding) 4/02
About Carotid Endarterectomy (375K PDF)
(Surgical removal of blockages from blood vessels in the neck) 11/95

About Hernia Repair
(Surgical repair of hernias) 1/10
About Cataract Surgery in Adults (65K PDF)
(Surgical removal of cataracts to improve vision) Revised 08/2003		 About Hysteroscopy (860K PDF)
(Examination of the interior uterus to diagnose or treat uterine problems)
About Cesarean Section (300K PDF)
(Delivery of a baby through a surgical incision in the mother's lower abdominal wall and uterus)		 About Hysterectomy (500K PDF)
(Surgical removal of organs in the female reproductive system)
About Cholecystectomy
(Surgical removal of the gallbladder) 		About Prostatectomy (for BPH) (530K PDF)
(Surgical removal of all, or parts of, the prostate)
About Colonoscopy
(Colonoscopy is a procedure to look at the inner lining of your large instestine) 		  About Tonsilectomy and Adenoidectomy (240K PDF)
(Surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoids)

These files are in Adobe Acrobat format. To view Portable Document Files (PDF) download the free Adobe Reader.

 

Revised February 4, 2010

 

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