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Surgery
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair - open

The surgery will take place in an operating room.
Abdominal exploration

An abdominal exploration (laparotomy) is done while you are under general anesthesia, which means you are asleep and feel no pain during the procedure.
Abdominal wall surgery

Your surgery will be done in an operating room in a hospital.
Abortion - medical

A medical, or nonsurgical, abortion can be done within 7 weeks from the first day of the woman's last menstrual period.
Abortion - surgical

A surgical abortion uses a vacuum to remove the fetus and related material from a woman's uterus (womb).
ACL reconstruction

You will probably receive general anesthesia right before surgery.
Adenoid removal

Your child will be given general anesthesia before surgery.
Angioplasty and stent placement - heart

Before the angioplasty procedure begins, you will be given some pain medicine.
Angioplasty and stent placement - peripheral arteries

In angioplasty, your blocked artery is widened with a medical “balloon.
Ankle replacement

Ankle replacement surgery may be done while you are under general anesthesia.
Anterior vaginal wall repair

This procedure may be done while you are under general or spinal anesthesia.
Anti-reflux surgery

GERD is a condition that causes food or stomach acid to come back up from your stomach into your esophagus.
Anti-reflux surgery - children

A procedure called fundoplication is the most common type of anti-reflux surgery.
Aortic aneurysm repair - endovascular

You will lie down on a padded table in an operating room, in the radiology department of the hospital, or in a catheterization lab.
Aortic valve surgery - minimally invasive

Before your surgery you will receive general anesthesia.
Aortic valve surgery - open

Before your surgery you will receive general anesthesia.
Appendectomy

The appendix is a small, finger-shaped sac extending from the first part of the large intestine.

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