Crouse Hospital
Careers at Crouse | Healthcare Professionals | College of Nursing | HelpPeople EAP
Contact Us
EConnect
Online Nursery
My Crouse
Important Phone NumbersYour Crouse StoryYour Opinion Counts
Hospital ParkingOther Crouse LocationsTraffic and Weather Conditions
CaringBridgeSend an E-Greeting CardSend a Gift or Flowers
Patient Pre-RegistrationSchedule a MammogramSchedule an Imaging TestMedicine ReconciliationYourCare Newsletter Sign-up
Don’t just find a doctor. Find a Crouse doctor.
Inside CrouseQuality at CrouseIn the CommunityClasses & Events
Blood Management & SafetyBreast Health CenterCancer CareMiron Cardiac Care CenterCare Coordination ServicesChemical Dependency Treatment ServicesCrouse Testing CenterEmergency ServicesHospitalistsImaging ServicesIntegrative MedicineMaternity/Kienzle Family Maternity CenterNeonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)NeurologyOrthopedic CarePalliative MedicinePatient and Guest RelationsPhysical RehabilitationRobotic SurgerySleep CenterSpiritual CareSports MedicineStroke CareSurgical ServicesWeight Loss SurgeryUrology
For PatientsFor Visitors
Personal HealthHealth ReferenceHealth TopicsAdditional Resources
Donate NowCrouse Health FoundationCrouse Hospital AuxiliaryVolunteer Services
Media RelationsNews & FeaturesUpcoming EventsCrouse in the NewsHealth Coverage TopicsPublicationsConnect with Us
YOUR HEALTH
 
SeniorsMenWomenKids & TeensDiseases and ConditionsProceduresHealth ToolsMedicine CabinetMedical DictionaryAnatomy NavigatorConditions NavigatorVideos & AnimationsCancer CareCardiac HealthPregnancy/BirthingBehavioral HealthFood and NutritionSports and FitnessTravel and HealthHoursAsk A LibrarianMeet Our StaffOther ResourcesContact UsAdvance DirectivesSupport GroupsMedicine ReconciliationOrgan & Tissue Donation
Print
Share Share
  |  Connect with Us: 
large
med
small
Text Size
 

Procedures – Organs

Procedures – Organs

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVW

This resource is designed to provide comprehensive, but concise facts on a variety of screening, diagnostic, and treatment procedures focusing on the organs of the body. All fact sheets in this quick reference guide are physician-reviewed and reflect the most up-to-date, evidence-based information. Relevant sources are provided for each fact sheet.

A

  • Abdominal bladder suspension
  • Abdominal CT scan
  • Abdominal exploration
  • Abdominal hysterectomy - laparoscopic
  • Abdominal paracentesis
  • Abdominal tap
  • Abdominal ultrasound
  • Abdominal x-ray
  • Adhesiolysis
  • Adrenalectomy
  • Adrenalectomy - laparoscopic
  • Allergy testing
  • Anal sphincterotomy
  • Antegrade colonic enema procedure
  • Appendectomy
  • Appendectomy - laparoscopic
  • Appendicostomy
  • Ascites fluid tap
  • Augmentation cystoplasy--open surgery
  • Augmentation, bladder--laparoscopic surgery
  • Augmentation, bladder--open surgery
  • Augmentation, cystoplasty--laparoscopic surgery

B

  • Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty
  • Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty
  • Barium meal
  • Barium swallow
  • Barium x-ray
  • Biliary tract radionuclide scan
  • Biopsy of liver
  • Biopsy, kidney
  • Bladder augmentation--laparoscopic surgery
  • Bladder augmentation--open surgery
  • Bladder removal
  • Burch procedure

C

  • CAT scan
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Cholecystectomy - laparoscopic
  • Cholescintigraphy
  • Classic whipple
  • Colectomy - laparoscopic
  • Colectomy, partial and total
  • Colon removal - laparoscopic
  • Colonoscopy
  • Colon polypectomy
  • Colon polyp removal
  • Colon removal
  • Colorectal resection
  • Computed axial tomography
  • Computed tomography colonography
  • Computed tomography enterography
  • Computed tomography scan
  • Conscious sedation
  • CT colonography
  • CT scan
  • CT scan, abdomen
  • CTE
  • Cutting adhesions
  • Cystectomy
  • Cystocele and rectocele repair
  • Cystogram
  • Cystography
  • Cystolitholapaxy
  • Cystoplasty, augmentation--laparoscopic surgery
  • Cystoplasty, augmentation--open surgery
  • Cystoscopy
  • Cystostomy, suprapubic
  • Cystourethroscopy

D

  • Diabetic control index
  • Diagnostic ultrasound of the abdomen
  • Dialysis
  • Doppler ultrasound

E

  • EHL
  • Electrohydraulic lithotripsy
  • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
  • Endoscopic ultrasonography
  • Enteral feeding
  • Enteroclysis
  • Enterostomy
  • ERCP
  • EUS
  • Excretory urography
  • Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

F

  • Fecal occult blood test
  • Fibroid tumor removal - laparoscopic
  • Fine needle biopsy: breast
  • Flat plate of the abdomen
  • Flexible sigmoidoscopy
  • FOBT
  • Fundoplication
  • Fundoplication - endoscopic surgery
  • Fundoplication - laparoscopic surgery

G

  • Gallbladder removal - laparscopic
  • Gallbladder scan
  • Gastrectomy, partial and total
  • Gastric Bypass surgery
  • Gastrostomy
  • GH testing
  • Growth hormone testing

H

  • Hemorrhoid banding
  • Hemorrhoid ligation
  • Hemorrhoid removal
  • Hemorrhoidectomy
  • Hepatic resection
  • Hepatobiliary imaging
  • Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan
  • Hepatobiliary scintigraphy
  • Hernia repair
  • Herniorrhaphy
  • HIDA [a technetium-99m disopropyl analogue] scan
  • HIDA scan
  • Hysterectomy - laparoscopic

I

  • Imaging, magnetic resonance
  • Intracorporeal lithotripsy
  • Intravenous pyelogram
  • Intravenous urography
  • IVP
  • IVU

J

  • Jackson-Pratt drain
  • JP Drain

K

  • Kidney biopsy
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Kidney removal
  • Kidney stone removal, lithotripsy
  • Kidneys, ureter, bladder
  • Kidney transplant
  • Kidney ultrasound
  • KUB

L

  • Lap chole
  • Laparoscopy
  • Laparotomy, exploratory
  • Lateral internal sphincterotomy
  • LIS
  • Lithotripsy for kidney stones
  • Lithotripsy, electrohydraulic
  • Lithotripsy, intracorporeal
  • Liver biopsy
  • Liver resection
  • Liver transplant
  • Lower GI endoscopy
  • Lower GI series
  • Lyses of adhesions

M

  • MAC
  • Magnetic resonance angiography
  • Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
  • Malone procedure
  • Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz procedure
  • Moderate sedation
  • Monitored anesthesia care
  • Morton's neuroma removal
  • MRA
  • MRCP
  • Myomectomy - laparoscopic

N

  • Needle biopsy: thyroid
  • Nephrectomy
  • Nephrostomy

O

  • Ovarian cyst removal - laparoscopic

P

  • Pancreatectomy
  • Pancreatectomy (central pancreatectomy)
  • Pancreatectomy (distal pancreatectomy)
  • Pancreatectomy (total pancreatectomy)
  • Pancreatic islet cell transplantation
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy
  • Partial colectomy
  • Partial colectomy - laparoscopic
  • Partial gastrectomy
  • PEG
  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy
  • Peritoneal dialysis
  • PET scan
  • PET/CT scan
  • Positron emission tomography
  • Pyeloplasty
  • Pyloric stenosis repair
  • Pyloric stenosis repair - child
  • Pyloromyotomy
  • Pyloromyotomy - child
  • Pyloroplasty
  • Pyloroplasty - child

R

  • Radical cystectomy
  • Radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism
  • Radiofrequency ablation
  • Radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidism
  • Removal of hemmorrhoid
  • Removal, spleen
  • Renal ultrasound
  • Repair of vesico vaginal fistula
  • Resection, hepatic
  • Resection, liver
  • Retropubic suspension
  • RFA
  • Robot-assisted laparoscopic procedures
  • Robot-assisted urologic procedures
  • Robotic surgery: overview
  • Roux en Y gastroplasty - laparoscopic

S

  • Salivary gland surgery
  • Salivary gland surgery (parotidectomy)
  • Salivary gland surgery (sublingual gland surgery)
  • Salivary gland surgery (submandibular sialoadenectomy)
  • Sedation, conscious
  • Sedation, moderate
  • Sigmoidoscopy, flexible
  • Sling procedure
  • Small bowel resection
  • Small intestine surgery
  • Sonogram
  • Sphincterectomy, anal
  • Spleen removal
  • Splenectomy
  • Sterilization, surgical - laparoscopic
  • Sterilization, tubal - laparoscopic
  • Stomach removal
  • Stomach stapling - laparoscopic
  • Stone removal, ureteroscopic
  • Stool occult blood test
  • Subtotal gastrectomy
  • Suprapubic cystostomy
  • Surgery for anal fissures
  • Surgery with keyhole incisions
  • Surgical removal of the uterus [or womb] - laparoscopic
  • Surgical removal, spleen
  • Surgical removal, thyroid
  • Surgical sterilization - laparoscopic

T

  • Tension-free vaginal tape procedure
  • Thoracotomy
  • Thyroidectomy
  • TL - laparoscopic
  • Total colectomy
  • Total colectomy - laparoscopic
  • Total gastrectomy
  • Transplant, kidney
  • Transplant, liver
  • Transvaginal suspension
  • Tubal ligation - laparoscopic
  • Tubal sterilization - laparoscopic
  • Tube feeding

U

  • Ultrasound, abdominal
  • Ultrasound, doppler
  • Ultrasound, renal
  • Ultrasound, kidneys
  • Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
  • Upper gastrointestinal series
  • Upper GI endoscopy
  • Upper GI series
  • Ureteroscopic stone removal
  • Urethral suspension
  • Urethral suspension - laparoscopic bladder suspension
  • Urethral suspension - retropubic procedure
  • Urethral suspension - sling procedure
  • Urethral suspension - transvaginal procedure
  • Urinary diversion surgery
  • Urostomy
  • Uterine fibroid removal - laparoscopic

V

  • VATS
  • Venous duplex ultrasound
  • Vertical banded gastroplasty - laparoscopic
  • Video-assisted thoracic surgery
  • Virtual colonoscopy

W

  • Weight Reduction surgery
  • Weight-reduction surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty
  • Weight-reduction surgery - laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty
  • Whipple procedure
  • Whipple procedure (pp whipple)
  • Whipple procedure (pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy)
  • Whipple procedure (pylorus-preserving whipple procedure)
OF INTEREST:
 

Latest News

Crouse Hospital Adds Patient Tracking Technology to Family Waiting Area
more >

SportsCare Express After-Hours Ortho Care

Immediate care of orthopedic injuries in kids and adults.
more >

Weight Loss Surgery

Is it right for you? Attend a free information seminar held twice monthly.
more >

Quality at Crouse

See how Crouse Hospital strives to provide the best in patient care.
more >

Cheer Up That Special Someone

Say get well or welcome a new arrival with a gift purchased right at Crouse.

more >

Make an Online Donation Now

Your donation of any amount helps support Crouse services & programs in a meaningful way.
more >

Shop Online Now

Say get well, thinking of you or welcome new baby with a unique gift from the Crouse Gift Shop.

more >

Connect with Us  |  Donate Now  |  Help with Your Hospital Bill  |  Privacy Policy  |  Terms and Conditions  |  Site Map  |  Report a Website Problem

© 2013 Crouse Hospital  /  736 Irving Avenue  /  Syracuse, NY 13210  /  315-470-7111  /  Contact Crouse