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2. List of surgical procedures - Wikipedia

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   Otomy Other Central nervous system: Decompressive craniectomy · Hemispherectomy · Anterior temporal lobectomy · Hypophysectomy · Amygdalohippocampectomy: Ventriculostomy: Craniotomy · Pallidotomy · Thalamotomy · Lobotomy · Bilateral cingulotomy · Cordotomy · Rhizotomy: Neurosurgery · Psychosurgery · Brain biopsy

3. Ostomy system - Wikipedia

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   Specialty. Gastroenterology. [edit on Wikidata] An ostomy pouching system[1] is a prosthetic medical device that provides a means for the collection of waste from a surgically diverted biological system (colon, ileum, bladder) and the creation of a stoma. Pouching systems are most commonly associated with colostomies, ileostomies, and urostomies.

4. List of -ectomies - Wikipedia

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   Choroidectomy is the removal of the choroid layer of the eye. Clitoridectomy is the partial or total removal of the external part of the clitoris. Colectomy is the removal of the colon. Craniectomy is the surgical removal of a portion of the cranium. Cystectomy is the removal of the urinary bladder.

5. What are stoma and ostomy bags? Doctors explain - AOL

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   There's "no difference" between the two, Kwapisz says. Instead, these are just different terms for the same thing. Stoma and ostomy bags may also be referred to as colostomy bags.

6. Colostomy - Wikipedia

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   Not to be confused with Colonoscopy, Colotomy, or Corpus callosotomy. A colostomy is an opening (stoma) in the large intestine (colon), or the surgical procedure that creates one. The opening is formed by drawing the healthy end of the colon through an incision in the anterior abdominal wall and suturing it into place.

7. List of -otomies - Wikipedia

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   Osteotomy – A bone is cut to shorten or lengthen it or to change its alignment. Phlebotomy – An incision in a vein with a needle. Pulpotomy – Removal of a portion of the pulp, including the diseased aspect. Radial keratotomy – a refractive surgical procedure to correct myopia. Sphincterotomy – Treating mucosal fissures from the anal ...