| A | B |
|---|
| cheiloplasty | repair of the lip |
| glossectomy | excision of the tongue |
| glossorrhaphy | suture of the tongue |
| esophagoplasty | repair of the esophagus |
| gastrectomy | partial or complete removal of the stomach |
| gastric resection | partial removal and repair of the stomach |
| gastroenterostomy | formation of an artifical opening between the stomach and small intestine; often performed at the time of a gastrectomy to route food from teh remainder of the stomach to the intesting (also peformed to repair a perferated duodenal ulcer) |
| abdominocentesis | puncture of the abdomen for aspiration of fluid; e.g., fluid accumulated in ascites |
| paracentesis | puncture of the abdomen for aspiration of fluid; e.g., fluid accumulated in ascites |
| laparotomy | incision into the abdomen |
| laparoscopic surgery | abdominal surgery using a laparoscope |
| herniorrhaphy | repair of a hernia |
| hernioplasty | repair of a hernia |
| colostomy | creation of an opening in the colon through the abdominal wall to create an abdominal anus; performed to treat a diseased colon such as that which occurs with ulcerative colitis, cancer, obstructions |
| anastomosis | union of two hollow vessels; used in bowel surgery |
| ileostomy | surgical creation of an opening on the abdomen to which the end of the ileum is attached, providing a passageway for ileal discharges; performed after removal of the colon, which is done to treat chronic inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis, etc. |
| appendectomy | excision of a deseased appendix |
| incidental appendectomy | removal of the appendix during abdominal surgery for another procedure (e.g., a hysterectomy) |
| polypectomy | excision of polyps |
| proctoplasty | repair of the rectum |
| anal fistulectomy | excision of an anal fistula |
| hemorrhoidectomy | excision of hemmorrhoids |
| hepatic lobectomy | excision of lobe of the liver |
| cholecystectomy | excision of the gallbladder |
| laparoscopic cholecystectomy | excision of the gallbladder through a laparoscope |
| cholelithotomy | an incision for removal of gallstones |
| choledocholithotomy | incision of the common bile duct for extration of gallstones |
| cholelithotripsy | crushing of gallstones |
| pancreatectomy | excision of pancreas |
| gastric lavage | oral insertion of a tube into the stomach for examination and treatment; e.g., to remove blood clots from the stomach and monitor bleeding (lavage = to wash) |
| nasogastric (NG) intubation | insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach for various purposes, e.g., to obtain a gastric fluid specimen for analysis |
| antacid | drug that neutralizes stomach acid |
| antiemetic | drug that prevents or stops vomiting |
| antispasmodic | durg that decreases motility in gastrointestinal tract to arrest spasm or diarrhea |
| cathartic | drug that causes movement of the bowels; also called laxative |
