surgery terminology

Question 1

elective surgery

Answer 1

planned and not considered an emergency

Question 2

Emergency surgery

Answer 2

life saving or req. to save a limb or functional capacity

Question 3

exploratory surgery

Answer 3

performed to aid or confirm diagnosis

Question 4

therapeutic surgery

Answer 4

treats a previously diagnosed condition

Question 5

replantation surgery

Answer 5

reconstruction of an injured, mutilated, removed or deformed part of the body

Question 6

cosmetic surgery

Answer 6

intended to improve the appearance of an otherwise normal structure

Question 7

Excision

Answer 7

cutting out of an organ, tissue or other body part

Question 8

transplant

Answer 8

replacement of an organ or body part

Question 9

laparoscopic surgery/ angioplasty

Answer 9

minimally invasive surgery involving small outer incisions to insert miniaturised instruments within a body cavity or structure

Question 10

open surgical

Answer 10

requires a large incision to acces the area of interest

Question 11

laser surgical

Answer 11

involves the use of a laster (light) for cutting tissue

Question 12

microsurgery

Answer 12

uses an operating microscope for the surgeon to see small structures

Question 13

robotic surgery

Answer 13

uses a surgical robot such as davinci or zeus surgical systems to control the instrument under the direction of the surgeon