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What is a surgical defect?
It's what's changed physically after a surgery. For instance, someone who had a skin cancer removed may have a scar or indentation -- that's a surgical defect.
Can a person who has atrial septal defect can that person take medication for it?
An atrial septal defect is a MECHANICAL problem of the heart, a structural defect in the heart itself. With that being said, the answer is no. Usually a defect is corrected by surgical intervention.
What is the definition of defect?
Faults that detract from perfection
What is the surgical suturing of a defect in the muscular wall?
Myorrhaphy is the term meaning surgical suture of a muscle, but the term herniorrhaphy is surgical repair of a hernia, i.e. a weakened muscular wall.
What treatment exists for patients with an abdominal wall defect?
Abdominal wall defects are effectively treated with surgical repair. Unless there are accompanying anomalies, the surgical procedure is not overly complicated. The organs are normal, just misplaced. However, if the defect is large.
What is colporrhaphy?
Colporrhaphy is the surgical repair of a defect in the vaginal wall, including a cystocele (when the bladder protrudes into the vagina) and a rectocele (when the rectum protrudes into the vagina).
How did Congenital Heart Defect get its name?
Congenital Heart Defect is a descriptive name. Congenital means present at birth. Defect means a structural problem or abnormality.Specific defects, combinations of defects, and surgical repairs are often named after the doctor who discovered them.
Meaning of fashion circle and defect of design practice?
definition of fashion circle?
What does heart surgery for congenital defects hope to accomplish?
Surgical procedures seek to repair the defect and restore normal pulmonary and systemic circulation. Sometimes, multiple, serial surgical procedures are necessary.
What is the definition of debridement?
Debridement: The surgical removal of dead tissue.
The term meaning surgical repair of a nerve is .?
Neurplasty neur/o -plasty medical definition : the surgical repair of a nerve.
Would you report separately the additional grafting required to repair the surgical defect caused by a craniectomy?
Yes you would report it separately.
