Root Operation examples Part 4

Question 1

Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy, breast lumpectomy

Percutaneous biopsy of the prostate
Colonsocopy with biopsy of the transverse colon

Answer 1

Excision

Question 2

Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung, total mastectomy

Exploratory laparotomy with total removal of the spleen
Exploratory laparotomy with gastric resection, pylorus, with end-to-end anastomosis
Total laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Open removal of the left lobe of the liver

Answer 2

Resection

Question 3

Below knee amputation, disarticulation of shoulder

Right below-knee amputation, proximal tibia/fibula
Left below knee amputation of the lower leg at the distal portion of the tibia and fibula
Amputation of a supernumerary digit (polydactyly) on the lateral aspect of the left hand; the digit contains a phalanx bone and nail

Answer 3

Detachment

Question 4

Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

Percutaneous pulsed radiofrequency ablation of the pudendal nerve

Answer 4

Destruction

Question 5

Dilation and curettage, vein stripping, non-excisional debridement (excisional debridement is Excision)

Non-excisional debridement of skin wound

Answer 5

Extraction

Question 6

Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

Thoracentesis for pleural effusion
Surgical drainage of Skene’s gland abscess without a drainage device (open)
Amniocentesis for diagnostic purposes

Answer 6

Drainage

Question 7

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, transurethral lithotripsy

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, right kidney, for kidney stones

Answer 7

Fragmentation

Question 8

Spinal cordotomy, osteotomy

Percutaneous thoracic cordotomy to treat severe pain
Patient with a malunion of an intertrochanteric fracture of the right hip is treated with a proximal femoral osteotomy by incision
Division of the sternocleidomastoid muscle to relieve torticollis on the right side of the neck (open)

Answer 8

Division

Question 9

Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release

Lysis of intestinal adhesions
Frenulotomy performed on a 4-year-old boy to correct ankyloglossia and speech difficulities
Laparotomy with lysis of large intestinal adhesions
Percutaneous left femoral nerve external neurolysis
Arthroscopic release of coracohumeral ligament, left

Answer 9

Release

Question 10

Kidney transplant, heart transplant

A patient with end-stage renal disease undergoes a donor-matched kidney transplant on the right side
Thymus glans transplant (organ donation) into an infant who has congenital absence of the thymus gland

Answer 10

Transplantation

Question 11

Reattachment of hand, reattachment of avulsed kidney

Replantation of severed right hand
Reattachment of severed left index finger

Answer 11

Reattachment

Question 12

Tendon transfer, skin pedicle flap transfer

Skin pedicle flap transfer graft

Answer 12

Transfer

Question 13

Reposition of undescended testicle, fracture reduction

Open reduction with internal fixation, displaced fracture of radius
Open orchiopexy for undescended testicles
Open transplantation of testes to inner thigh space due to scrotal destruction
Open reduction of fracture, left hip, with Jewett nail fixation (upper femur)

Answer 13

Reposition