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Wound dehiscence

Index Wound dehiscence

Wound dehiscence is a surgical complication in which a wound ruptures along a surgical incision. [1]

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Argus retinal prosthesis

Argus retinal prosthesis, also known as a bionic eye, is an electronic retinal implant manufactured by the American company Second Sight Medical Products.

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Body contouring

Body contouring is a procedure that alters the shape of the human body.

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Breast reduction

Reduction mammoplasty (also breast reduction and reduction mammaplasty) is the plastic surgery procedure for reducing the size of large breasts.

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Buttock augmentation

Gluteoplasty (Greek gloutόs, rump + plassein, to shape) denotes the plastic surgery and the liposuction procedures for the correction of the congenital, traumatic, and acquired defects and deformities of the buttocks and the anatomy of the gluteal region; and for the aesthetic enhancement (by augmentation or by reduction) of the contour of the buttocks.

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Clinical officer

A clinical officer (CO) is a gazetted officer who provides medical care and treatment.

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Colectomy

Colectomy (col- + -ectomy) is bowel resection of the large bowel (colon).

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Dehiscence

Dehiscence can refer to.

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Horse colic

Colic in horses is defined as abdominal pain, but it is a clinical sign rather than a diagnosis.

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Labiaplasty

Labiaplasty (also known as labioplasty, labia minora reduction, and labial reduction) is a plastic surgery procedure for altering the labia minora (inner labia) and the labia majora (outer labia), the folds of skin surrounding the human vulva.

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Laryngectomy

Laryngectomy is the removal of the larynx and separation of the airway from the mouth, nose and esophagus.

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List of causes of genital pain

Genital pain and pelvic pain can arise from a variety of conditions, crimes, trauma, medical treatments, physical diseases, mental illness and infections.

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Lloyd B. Minor

Lloyd Brooks Minor M.D. is an American surgeon, researcher, educator, and academic administrator.

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Marfan syndrome

Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a genetic disorder of the connective tissue.

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Mastopexy

Mastopexy (Greek μαστός mastos “breast” + -pēxiā “affix”) is the plastic surgery mammoplasty procedure for raising sagging breasts upon the chest of the woman; by changing and modifying the size, contour, and elevation of the breasts.

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Minimally invasive procedures

Minimally invasive procedures (also known as minimally invasive surgeries) encompass surgical techniques that limit the size of incisions needed and so lessen wound healing time, associated pain and risk of infection.

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Oral submucous fibrosis

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF or OSF) is a chronic, complex, premalignant (1% transformation risk) condition of the oral cavity, characterized by juxta-epithelial inflammatory reaction and progressive fibrosis of the submucosal tissues (the lamina propria and deeper connective tissues).

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Pressure ulcer

Pressure ulcers, also known as pressure sores, pressure injuries, bedsores, and decubitus ulcers, are localized damage to the skin and/or underlying tissue that usually occur over a bony prominence as a result of pressure or pressure in combination with shear and/or friction.

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Spina bifida

Spina bifida is a birth defect where there is incomplete closing of the backbone and membranes around the spinal cord.

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Uterine rupture

Uterine rupture is a serious event during childbirth by which the integrity of the myometrial wall is breached.

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Vagina

In mammals, the vagina is the elastic, muscular part of the female genital tract.

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Vaginal cuff

The vaginal cuff is the upper portion of the vagina that opens up into the peritoneum and is sutured shut after the removal of the cervix and uterus during a hysterectomy.

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Vaginal evisceration

Vaginal evisceration is an evisceration of the small intestine that occurs through the vagina, typically subsequent to vaginal hysterectomy, and especially as a consequence of sexual intercourse after the surgery.

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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a type of thoracic surgery performed using a small video camera that is introduced into the patient's chest via small incisions.

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Wertheim-Meigs operation

The Wertheim-Meigs operation (named after Ernst Wertheim and Joe Vincent Meigs) is a surgical procedure for the treatment of cervical cancer performed by way of an abdominal incision.

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Wound healing

Wound healing is an intricate process in which the skin repairs itself after injury.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wound_dehiscence

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