COMMON SURGERIES

Question 1

surgical removal of the appendix

Answer 1

appendectomy

Question 2

open heart surgery which removes sections of blocked coronary arteries and replaces these sections with healthy arteries from other sites on the patient’s body

Answer 2

coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

Question 3

surgical removal of the gallbladder

Answer 3

cholecystectomy

Question 4

surgical removal of part of the large intestine or colon

Answer 4

colectomy

Question 5

surgical procedure in which a piece of the colon is diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall so as to bypass a portion of the damage colon

Answer 5

colostomy

Question 6

hernia repair

Answer 6

herniorrhaphy

Question 7

surgical removal of the uterus

Answer 7

hysterectomy

Question 8

surgical removal of the breast(s)

Answer 8

mastectomy

Question 9

surgical removal of the kidney (ies)

Answer 9

nephrectomy

Question 10

surgical removal of the ovary (ies)

Answer 10

oophorectomy

Question 11

surgical removal of ovary (ies) and fallopian tube(s)

Answer 11

salpingo-oophorectomy

Question 12

insertion of a chest tube

Answer 12

thoracostomy

Question 13

surgical incision into the chest wall

Answer 13

thoracotomy

Question 14

surgical removal of the tonsils

Answer 14

tonsillectomy

Question 15

severing and typing of the fallopian tube(s)

Answer 15

tubal ligation

Question 16

the removal of excess prostatic tissue when it becomes enlarged

Answer 16

transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)