after a procedure or course of treatment to determine if the patient is free of disease. If disease is found, additional procedures may or may not be performed at the time
Because mediastinoscopy is a surgical procedure, it should only be performed when the benefits of the exam's findings outweigh the risks of surgery and anesthesia.
for diseases or conditions that have not improved with other medical treatments and have led to organ failure or injury. Transplant surgery is generally reserved for people with end-stage disease
Yes you can. Your levels have to be under control first. and you have to find a doctor willing to do the surgery under those circumstances.
The surgical treatment depends on the individual patient's condition. Patients with infection that has caused serious damage to the bowel may have portions of the bowel removed
The procedure is performed in a hospital with the patient under general anesthesia.
Talk with your doctor. Some minor surgery is performed under a local anesthetic- you will be awake, but you won't feel anything in your hand. Some surgery is performed under a general anesthetic- you go to sleep.
No it is not safe for a dog to eat a baseball under any circumstances. If it does eat is it will probably take surgery to get it out.
Surgery is performed under general anesthetic. The small intestine is isolated and the diverticulum is removed, sometimes with a small segment of the intestines.
Enucleation is performed to remove large-sized eye tumors or as a result of traumatic injury when the eye cannot be preserved.
to repair a damaged tube or to remove an ectopic pregnancy (one that occurs outside of the uterus).
Surgery to remove a tumor may be required for patients who have more serious symptoms of headache and vision loss, or if the tumor shows signs of enlargement despite drug treatment.
Laminectomy may be performed when an abnormality causes spinal nerve root compression that causes leg or arm pain that limits activity.