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Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)
Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)
Back and Neck Surgery involves surgical procedures of problems related to the spine bone (vertebrae) including prolapsed disks affecting nerve roots and surrounding tissues. Disk prolapse is a common, painful disorder of the spine in which an intervertebral disk (a disk situated between two vertebrae) protrudes or ruptures. This rupture often causes a painful and at times disabling pressure on a nerve.
This group of surgical procedures includes decompression, laminectomy, and discectomy.
Decompression refers to a surgical procedure to alleviate pressure on the spinal cord or on a nerve root emerging from the cord.
Laminectomy is the removal of the bony arches of one or more vertebrae to expose the affected part of the cord or nerve roots. This procedure is typically used when pressure is caused by a tumor or abscess in a vertebra.
Discectomy is performed to treat spinal disk prolapse. A small incision is made and the offending disk material is removed. This decreases the pressure on the nerve, and consequently, relieves the pain caused by a prolapsed disk.
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Back and Neck Surgery (Spinal Fusion)
Back and Neck Surgery (Spinal Fusion)
Spinal fusion is the surgical treatment of problems related to the spine bone (vertebrae) caused by injury or abnormal curvatures (scoliosis or kyphosis). The surgery stabilizes (fuses) vertebrae together with bone grafts or metal rods. The most common spinal area involved is the lower (lumbar) spine, but upper (cervical) spine involvement can occur.
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Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery, or gastric bypass surgery, is surgery that can be used to achieve
significant weight loss in individuals who are very obese (morbidly obese).
A thumb-sized stomach pouch is created (using a stapling or banding technique)
then the outlet of the pouch is connected directly to the intestine, essentially
bypassing the lower stomach. After the surgery, the amount of calories your
body can intake is reduced which leads to weight loss.
Different procedures used include:
Vertical-banded Gastroplasty – The upper stomach
near the esophagus is stapled to form a small pouch. The outlet from the pouch
to the stomach is restricted by the use of a band made of special material.
This band delays the emptying of food from the pouch, causing a fullness sensation.
Short-limbed Roux-en-Y Gastroenterostomy – The
surgeon will divide the stomach into a small upper section. The surgeon will
staple off the small section from the larger section. Then, they will reconnect
a section of the small intestine to this new pouch, bypassing the larger stomach
area remaining and connecting the base to the remaining portion of the small
intestine.
Small Intestine Reconstruction – In this procedure, more of the small intestine is bypassed than with the short-limbed Roux-en-Y
procedure.
All procedures are performed under general anesthesia. A hospital stay of
two to four days is expected.
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Prostatectomy
Prostatectomy
A prostatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland. The prostate gland is a gland in the male that surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra. The prostate contributes to seminal fluid. After this surgery, sperm enters the bladder rather than the urethra.
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Stroke
Stroke
Stroke, also known as Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA), is the result of a sudden reduction of blood flow to an area of the brain. When this happens, sensation, movement, abilities, or functions controlled by that area of the brain become impaired or lost. About 90 percent of strokes are ischemic infarctions (a sudden clot or buildup within the brain) and 10 percent are hemorrhagic (a rupture or breakage of a blood vessel within the brain).
For most strokes, symptoms develop within a few minutes to an hour and continue for more than 24 hours; the effects are permanent in some cases. The eventual amount of neurologic damage depends on age, state of health, and the size and location of the stroke. In the U.S., approximately 200 people per 100,000 population will experience a stroke. The incidence increases dramatically with age and is higher in men than in women. Multiple strokes are common.
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