The Unofficial Guide to Surgery: Core Operations

Zeshan Qureshi is a Paediatric Registrar, London Deanery, UK

• SECTION 1: USEFUL THEATRE KNOWLEDGE1 Scrubbing Up for Theatre2 Wound Closure and Diathermy3 Surgical PositionsSECTION 2: UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL4 Ivor Lewis Oesophagectomy5 Nissen Fundoplication6 Gastrectomy7 Omental Patch Repair of a Perforated Duodenal Ulcer8 Gastric Bypass9 Gastric Band10 Cholecystectomy11 Whipple’s Procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy)12 Liver Resection13 Splenectomy14 Heller Myotomy15 Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)SECTION 3: LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL16 Small Bowel Resection17 Laparoscopic Appendicectomy18 Right Hemicolectomy19 Left Hemicolectomy20 Hartmann’s Procedure21 Anterior Resection of the Rectum22 Abdominoperineal Resection (APR)23 Inguinal Hernia Repair24 Femoral Hernia Repair25 Haemorrhoidectomy26 Excision of Pilonidal Sinus27 Incision and Drainage of Perianal AbscessSECTION 4: BREAST28 Skin-Sparing Mastectomy29 Wide Local Excision (WLE)30 Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB)31 Axillary Node Clearance (ANC)32 Latissimus Dorsi Flap Reconstruction of the BreastSECTION 5: EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT33 Tonsillectomy34 Surgical Tracheostomy35 Septoplasty36 Superficial Parotidectomy37 Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)38 Suction Diathermy Adenoidectomy (Also Known as Suction Electrocautery or Suction Coagulation)39 Myringotomy and Tympanostomy Tube Grommet InsertionSECTION 6: MAXILLOFACIAL40 Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy (BSSO)41 The Coronal Flap42 Le Fort 1 Osteotomy43 Neck Dissection44 Orbital Floor Reconstruction45 Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Mandibular Fractures (Tooth-Bearing Regions)SECTION 7: ENDOCRINE46 Total Thyroidectomy47 Parathyroidectomy48 AdrenalectomySECTION 8: VASCULAR49 Carotid Endarterectomy50 Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair51 Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)52 Radiocephalic Fistula Formation53 Below-Knee Amputation (BKA)54 Above-Knee Amputation (AKA)55 Femoral-Popliteal Bypass Graft56 Embolectomy57 Femoral Endarterectomy58 Endovenous Thermal Ablation for Varicose VeinsSECTION 9: UROLOGY59 Trans-Urethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)60 Trans-Urethral Resection of Bladder Tumour (TURBT)61 Laparoscopic Nephrectomy62 Scrotal Exploration and Orchidopexy63 Vasectomy64 CircumcisionSECTION 10: CARDIOTHORACICS65 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)66 Aortic Valve Replacement/Repair67 Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement68 Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Lobectomy69 Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Repair70 Pleurodesis71 ThoracotomySECTION 11: NEUROSURGERY72 Burr Hole73 Craniotomy74 Lumbar Laminectomy75 Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt Insertion76 Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary SurgerySECTION 12: ORTHOPAEDICS77 Dupuytren’s Contracture Release78 Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Tendon Repair79 Lumbar Spinal Fusion80 Intervertebral Spinal Discectomy81 Total Hip Replacement (THR) via the Posterior Approach82 Wedge Resection of Ingrown Toenail83 Carpal Tunnel Decompression84 Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction85 Total Knee Replacement (TKR)86 Arthroscopic Meniscectomy87 Cephalomedullary Femoral Nail (CMN)88 Lateral Malleolus Lag Screw and Neutralisation Plate89 Lower Limb Fasciotomy90 Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS)91 Cemented Hip Hemiarthroplasty92 Medial Malleolus Open Reduction and Internal Fixation With Partially Threaded Screws93 Distal Radius Volar Locking Plate94 Tibial NailSECTION 13: PLASTICS95 Split-Thickness Skin Graft (STSG)96 Full-Thickness Skin Graft (FTSG)97 Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Free-Flap for Breast Reconstruction98 Local Flap Reconstruction of Soft Tissue Defects99 Digital Tendon Repair100 Nail Bed Injury RepairSECTION 14: PAEDIATRICS101 Ramstedt Pyloromyotomy102 Oesophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula Ligation With Repair103 Laparotomy for Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC)104 Ladd’s Procedure105 Hepatoportoenterostomy (Kasai Portoenterostomy)106 Orchidopexy (Single Stage)SECTION 15: OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY107 Hysterectomy108 Tension-Free Vaginal Tape (TVT)109 Hysteroscopy110 Caesarean Section111 Anterior Vaginal Wall Repair112 Large Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone (LLETZ)113 Posterior Vaginal Wall RepairSECTION 16: INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY114 Angioplasty ± Stenting115 Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPSS)116 Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis (CDT)117 Embolisation118 Inferior Vena Cava Filter119 Percutaneous Biliary Drainage120 Percutaneous Nephrostomy121 Radiologically Inserted Gastrostomy (RIG) or Gastrojejunostomy (RIGJ)SECTION 17: OPHTHALMOLOGY122 Phacoemulsification (Cataract Surgery)123 Vitrectomy124 Trabeculectomy125 Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR)126 Horizontal Strabismus Surgery