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Adenoid removal is surgery to take out the adenoid glands, which are located between the nasal airway and the back of the throat (nasopharynx). The procedure is also called an adenoidectomy. It is frequently done at the same time as a tonsillectomy.
Review Date:
10/20/2006
Adenoid removal is surgery to take out the adenoid glands. These glands are located between the airway you breathe into through your nose and the back of your throat. Often, adenoid removal is done at the same time as a tonsillectomy, surgery to remove the tonsils. Adenoid removal is also called adenoidectomy.Most adenoidectomies are done on children.
Review Date:
1/26/2009
Angioplasty is a medical procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels of the heart. These blood vessels are called the coronary arteries.Angioplasty is not considered to be a type of surgery. It is called a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).See also:AngiogramCardiac catheterization
Review Date:
3/30/2007
Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart. These blood vessels are called the coronary arteries.A coronary artery stent is a small, metal mesh tube that expands inside a coronary artery. A stent is often placed after angioplasty. It helps prevent the artery from closing up again. A drug eluting stent has medicine in it that helps prevent closing of the artery.
Review Date:
12/13/2008
Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to your legs. These peripheral arteries can become blocked with fatty material that builds up inside them. This is called atherosclerosis.A stent is a small, metal mesh tube that expands inside an artery.Angioplasty and stent placement are two ways to open blocked peripheral arteries.See also:Peripheral artery bypass - legPeripheral artery disease
Review Date:
2/9/2009
Ankle replacement is surgery to replace the damaged parts of the three bones that make up the ankle joint. Artificial joint parts (prosthetics) are implanted in place of the old bones. The artificial ankle joints come in different sizes to fit the patient.
Review Date:
5/6/2007
Ankle replacement is surgery to replace the damaged parts of the three bones that make up the ankle joint. Artificial joint parts (prosthetics) are used to replace your own bones. They come in different sizes to fit different-size people.
Review Date:
2/3/2009
This is a surgical procedure that tightens the anterior vaginal wall to repair a cystocele (the sinking of the bladder into the vagina) or urethrocele (the sinking of the urethra into the vagina). A rectocele (the bulging of the rectum into the vagina) is repaired by tightening the posterior vaginal wall.
Review Date:
5/15/2006
Anterior vaginal wall repair is surgery that tightens the front (anterior) wall of the vagina. It is done to help with the sinking of the bladder into the vagina (cystocele), or the sinking of the urethra into the vagina (urethrocele or urethral hypermobility).
Review Date:
1/13/2009
Anti-reflux surgery is surgery to correct a problem with the muscles at the bottom of the esophagus (the tube from your mouth to the stomach). Problems with these muscles allow gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to happen.This surgery can also repair a hiatal hernia.
Review Date:
2/7/2009