Category surgical interventions

Generality Lung transplantation is an extremely innovative and useful therapeutic option to improve the quality of life of all those patients suffering from various end-stage lung diseases (terminals), and who have no contraindications to such an important surgical intervention. Since 1983, when the first lung transplant was successfully performed, the number of interventions, at international level, has increased dramatically

What is that That of the bypass is a delicate surgical technique, but by now consolidated, to which one recurs when the coronary arteries of the heart are narrowed, or even occlude, due to the effect of atherosclerosis or other pathologies. Let us remember how the coronary arteries are responsible for transporting blood to the heart muscle; consequently their obstruction results in a reduced supply of blood, oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle

What is Evarrest and what is it used for? Evarrest is a product used in adults during surgery to stop bleeding, whereas the standard methods for controlling bleeding are insufficient. It consists of absorbable material coated on one side with two active ingredients ( fibrinogen and thrombin ) and is available as a 10

Cholecystectomy is the surgical procedure for removing the gallbladder. Functions of the gallbladder Better known as a gall bladder, the gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ located just below the liver on the right side of the abdomen. Its task is to collect and store the bile produced by the liver, concentrating and pouring it into the intestine after meals, especially fats, to promote digestive processes

Generality Amputation consists of surgical removal or accidental (spontaneous or traumatic) loss of a limb or part of it. Accidental loss means that amputation can occur after traumas or accidents where the limb can be severed, crushed or torn. The spontaneous fall of a finger (or part of it) or of an extremity can result from gangrene or from another serious morbid process

Generality Cauterization is a medical practice which consists in the therapeutic destruction of some tissues through the use of heat or caustic substances . In more practical terms, the procedure involves a circumscribed burn , which induces necrosis (ie cell death) of the treated part. The cauterization is used for ambulatory or surgical operations , mainly for the purpose of: Produce a haemostatic effect (ie stop small blood spills and heal blood vessels); Remove or dissect parts of tissue or small organs (such as appendages or various types of skin growths); Mitigate damage due to unwanted g

What is commissioning? Conization is a small surgical procedure, generally performed on an outpatient basis with the aim of removing cervical lesions highlighted during colposcopy and cervical biopsy. More specifically, the conization intervention removes a small part of the cervix, generally cone-shaped (hence the term conization), including the cervical canal for a variable part of its height

Generality Discectomy is a surgical option used in case of a herniated disc . This approach consists in removing more or less abundant portions of the damaged intervertebral disc, after having removed the hernia that originated from it. Illustration depicting a surgical discectomy. Image taken from wikipedia

Generality Embolization is an interventional radiology intervention, which involves the selective occlusion of some blood vessels for therapeutic purposes. More in detail, the procedure consists in the introduction of autologous emboli or other embolizing materials (eg surgical glue, metal spirals, sclerosing drugs, etc

By Dr. Carlo Ratto Coloproctologist Surgeon, Policlinico Clinical Surgery Institute, Gemelli University - Rome The THD method is a surgical treatment of haemorrhoids, an alternative to traditional surgical techniques. Developed in Italy since the early 2000s, the THD method (literally Transanal Hemorrhoidal Dearterialization ) has found favor with the medical community