Article Index

Our physician editorial staff has carefully selected a list of procedures based on those surgical cases deemed by the Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE) as most relevant to surgical resident education, as well as surgical targets published for the various general surgery subspecialties.

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Basal Cell Carcinoma Excision from the Lower Lip with Versatile Keystone Flap for Vascularized Skin Replacement

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Bilateral Dorsal Foot Scar Contracture Release with Split-Thickness Skin Grafts from the Anterior Thigh

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Contracture Release and Full-Thickness Skin Graft to Volar Index Finger with K-Wire Insertion

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Creation of a Radial-Cephalic Arteriovenous Fistula

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Drainage of Cystic Mass on First Left Toe

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Excision of Epidermal Inclusion Cyst

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Left First Toe Amputation (Ray, Cadaver)

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Leiomyosarcoma of Inferior Vena Cava: Resection and Reconstruction

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Lipoma Excision

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Local Tissue Rearrangement for Hypertrophic Chemical Burn: Z-Plasty and VY-Plasty

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Right Orchiopexy to Correct Undescended Testicle and Circumcision to Correct Phimosis

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Sebaceous Cyst Excision

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Split-Thickness Skin Graft for Scar Release, Permanent Pigment Transfer, and Fractional CO2 Laser Therapy

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma Excision from Right Forearm with Split-Thickness Skin Graft from the Thigh

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Wide Local Excision of an Intermediate-Thickness Back Melanoma with a Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy of Left Axillary Lymph Nodes

Bariatric Surgery

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Approach to Marginal Ulceration Following RYGB Surgery: Laparoscopic Excision of the Marginal Ulcer and Retrocolic, Retrogastric Rerouting of the Roux Limb with Truncal Vagotomy and Hiatal Hernia Repair

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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

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Robotic Ligamentum Teres Cardiopexy with Hiatal Hernia Repair for GERD following Longitudinal Sleeve Gastrectomy

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Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) for Treatment of Morbid Obesity

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Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Treatment of Morbid Obesity

Hernia Surgery

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Small Bowel Obstruction Following Robotic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Ventral Hernia Repair (rTAPP) Due to Barbed Suture

Inguinal Hernia

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Bilateral Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair with Mesh Using the Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP) Technique

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Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP) Left Indirect Inguinal Hernia Repair with Mesh

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Minimally Invasive Open Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair

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Pediatric Bilateral Indirect Inguinal Herniotomy

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Pediatric Infant Bilateral Open Inguinal Hernia Repair - Twin A

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Pediatric Infant Bilateral Open Inguinal Hernia Repair - Twin B

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Right Inguinal Hernia Repair on a 1-Year-Old Boy During a Surgical Mission

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Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic (rTAPP) Bilateral Inguinal Hernia Repair

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Shouldice Repair for Left Direct Inguinal Hernia

Ventral Hernia

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Anterior Component Separation for Multiple Incisional Hernias Along an Upper Midline Incision

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Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction with Transversus Abdominis Release (TAR)

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Intraperitoneal Mesh Repair for Incisional Hernia

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Laparoscopic Interval Appendectomy and Open Umbilical Hernia Repair

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Open Epigastric Hernia Repair Without Mesh for a 1-cm Incarcerated Hernia

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Open Incisional Hernia Repair with Mesh and Unilateral Posterior Component Separation with Excision of Unstable Scar

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Open Onlay Hernia Repair for Recurrent Incisional Hernia

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Open Parastomal Hernia Repair with KeyBaker Mesh Placement Technique

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Open Umbilical Hernia Repair Without Mesh for a 1-cm Hernia

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Rives-Stoppa Retromuscular Repair for Incisional Hernia

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Robotic eTEP Retrorectus Rives-Stoppa Repair for Ventral Hernia

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Robotic-Assisted Repair of a Left Lower Quadrant Spigelian-Type Hernia

Hiatal Hernia Surgery

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Exploratory Laparotomy for Bowel Obstruction with Primary Repair of Two Diaphragmatic Hernias

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Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication

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Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair

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Robotic Ligamentum Teres Cardiopexy with Hiatal Hernia Repair for GERD following Longitudinal Sleeve Gastrectomy

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Robotic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair with Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Using the LINX Device

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Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair with Fundoplication and Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Colorectal Surgery

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Cloacal Exstrophy Repair

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Exploratory Laparotomy for Bowel Obstruction with Primary Repair of Two Diaphragmatic Hernias

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Ileostomy Reversal for a Two-Stage Laparoscopic Proctocolectomy with Ileoanal J-Pouch for Ulcerative Colitis

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Revision Bascom Cleft Lift Pilonidal Cystectomy

Colon Surgery

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Colon Interposition to Replace an Absent Esophagus is the Procedure of Choice in Low-Income Countries

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Exploratory Laparotomy in a Hemodynamically Stable Patient for an Abdominal Gunshot Wound

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Extralevator Abdominoperineal Resection (APR) for Recurrent Anal Cancer With an En Bloc Total Abdominal Hysterectomy and Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy and Total Vaginectomy With Permanent Colostomy Formation and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction Using a Right Rectus Abdominis Flap

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Laparoscopic Appendectomy with Lysis of Adhesions for Appendicitis

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Laparoscopic Cecal Wedge Resection Appendectomy

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Laparoscopic Interval Appendectomy and Open Umbilical Hernia Repair

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Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection with Diverting Loop Ileostomy for Rectal Cancer with Conversion to Open Approach

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Laparoscopic Right Colectomy with Ileocolic Anastomosis

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Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection for Diverticulitis

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Laparoscopic Total Abdominal Colectomy with Ileorectal Anastomosis for Crohn's Colitis and Multifocal Dysplasia

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Laparoscopic-Assisted Right Hemicolectomy

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Open Left Colectomy for Colon Cancer: Left Colon and Sigmoid Resection with Colostomy Formation

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Open Proctocolectomy for Hirschsprung's Disease

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Robotic Abdominoperineal Resection (APR) with Bilateral Gracilis Muscle Flaps

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Robotic End Colostomy Reversal

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Robotic Low Anterior Resection with Diverting Loop Ileostomy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

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Robotic Right Hemicolectomy for Tubulovillous Adenoma with High-Grade Dysplasia: Multimedia Analysis of a Contemporary Technique

Anorectal Surgery

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Altemeier Perineal Proctosigmoidectomy for Rectal Prolapse

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Anal Examination Under Anesthesia and Botox Injection for Chronic Anal Fissures

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Anal Examination Under Anesthesia with Abscess Drainage and Evaluation for Fistula

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Anal Fistulotomy

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Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection with Diverting Loop Ileostomy for Rectal Cancer with Conversion to Open Approach

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Laparoscopic Suture Rectopexy with Culdoplasty, Vaginal Wall Repair, and Perineorrhaphy for Rectal Prolapse

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Open Proctocolectomy for Hirschsprung's Disease

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Posterior Sagittal Anorectoplasty (PSARP) for Imperforate Anus

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Robotic Abdominoperineal Resection (APR) with Bilateral Gracilis Muscle Flaps

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Robotic Low Anterior Resection with Diverting Loop Ileostomy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Cloacal Exstrophy Repair

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Open Distal Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancer

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Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) for Treatment of Morbid Obesity

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Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Treatment of Morbid Obesity

Esophageal Surgery

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Colon Interposition to Replace an Absent Esophagus is the Procedure of Choice in Low-Income Countries

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Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with Placement of a Bravo Probe for pH and GERD Symptom Monitoring

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Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Partial Fundoplication for Achalasia

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Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication

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Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair

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Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy

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Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Achalasia

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Prophylactic Total Gastrectomy for CDH1 Gene Mutation

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Robotic Ligamentum Teres Cardiopexy with Hiatal Hernia Repair for GERD following Longitudinal Sleeve Gastrectomy

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Robotic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair with Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Using the LINX Device

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Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair with Fundoplication and Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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Robotic-Assisted Proximal Gastrectomy with a Laparoscopic-Assisted Double-Tract Reconstruction for Proximal Early Gastric Cancer

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Zenker’s Diverticulum: Endoscopic Staple-Assisted Diverticulotomy

Stomach Surgery

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Colon Interposition to Replace an Absent Esophagus is the Procedure of Choice in Low-Income Countries

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Laparoscopic Gastric Wedge Resection for a GIST

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Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Partial Fundoplication for Achalasia

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Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication

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Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair

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Laparoscopic Resection of Gastric GIST Tumor

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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

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Laparoscopic-Assisted Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Placement

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Laparoscopic-Assisted Takedown of a Gastrocutaneous Fistula

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Open Antrectomy and Duodenal Resection for Neuroendocrine Tumor

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Open Distal Gastrectomy

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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Placement

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Prophylactic Total Gastrectomy for CDH1 Gene Mutation

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Robotic Heineke-Mikulicz Pyloroplasty for Pyloric Stenosis

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Robotic Ligamentum Teres Cardiopexy with Hiatal Hernia Repair for GERD following Longitudinal Sleeve Gastrectomy

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Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair with Fundoplication and Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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Robotic-Assisted Proximal Gastrectomy with a Laparoscopic-Assisted Double-Tract Reconstruction for Proximal Early Gastric Cancer

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Whipple Procedure for Carcinoma of the Pancreas

Small Intestinal Surgery

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Diagnostic Laparoscopy and Small Bowel Resection for a Large Meckel's Diverticulum in Adult with Persistent GI Bleed

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Exploratory Laparotomy for Bowel Obstruction with Primary Repair of Two Diaphragmatic Hernias

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Exploratory Laparotomy in a Hemodynamically Stable Patient for an Abdominal Gunshot Wound

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Ileostomy Reversal for a Two-Stage Laparoscopic Proctocolectomy with Ileoanal J-Pouch for Ulcerative Colitis

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Laparoscopic Lysis of Adhesions for Closed Loop Small Bowel Obstruction

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Laparoscopic Right Colectomy with Ileocolic Anastomosis

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Open Antrectomy and Duodenal Resection for Neuroendocrine Tumor

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Prophylactic Total Gastrectomy for CDH1 Gene Mutation

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Repeat Exploratory Laparotomy for Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis

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Reversal of a Diversion Loop Ileostomy in a Patient with a Prior Gracilis Transposition Flap for Rectovaginal Fistula Due to Crohn’s Disease

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Robotic-Assisted Proximal Gastrectomy with a Laparoscopic-Assisted Double-Tract Reconstruction for Proximal Early Gastric Cancer

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Small Bowel Obstruction Following Robotic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Ventral Hernia Repair (rTAPP) Due to Barbed Suture

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Whipple Procedure for Carcinoma of the Pancreas

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Whipple Procedure for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia of the Pancreas

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery

Liver Surgery

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Open Radical Cholecystectomy with Partial Hepatectomy for Gallbladder Cancer

Biliary Surgery

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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

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Laparoscopic Subtotal Fenestrating Cholecystectomy in a Cirrhotic Patient

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Open Cholecystectomy for Gallbladder Disease

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Open Cholecystectomy for Gallstone Disease

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Open Radical Cholecystectomy with Partial Hepatectomy for Gallbladder Cancer

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Robotic Cholecystectomy for Porcelain Gallbladder and a 6.8-cm Stone

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Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Interval Cholecystectomy

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Whipple Procedure for Carcinoma of the Pancreas

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Whipple Procedure for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia of the Pancreas

Pancreatic Surgery

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Open Distal Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancer

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Pancreatic Debridement via Sinus Tract Endoscopy

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Whipple Procedure for Carcinoma of the Pancreas

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Whipple Procedure for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia of the Pancreas

Endocrine Surgery

Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

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Bilateral Modified Radical Neck Dissection for Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

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Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy Under Local Cervical Block Anesthesia for Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Parathyroid Adenoma

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Open Total Thyroidectomy and Central Neck Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Cancer in the Setting of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

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Open Total Thyroidectomy for Graves’ Disease

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Right Hemithyroidectomy

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Robotic Thyroidectomy: A Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach (BABA)

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Thyroid Biopsy: Fine-Needle Aspiration for Multinodular Goiter

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Thyroidectomy (Cadaver)

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Trans-Oral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach (TOETVA)

Adrenal Gland Surgery

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Bilateral Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy with Cortical Sparing on Right Side

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Left Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Adrenalectomy for Aldosteronoma

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Right Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy (PRA) for Adrenocortical Adenoma

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Robotic-Assisted Left Adrenalectomy

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Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Right Adrenalectomy for Cortical Adenoma

Breast Surgery

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Robotic Thyroidectomy: A Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach (BABA)

Breast Oncology

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Internal Mammary Perforator Preserving Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy (IMP-NSM) to Reduce Ischemic Complications

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Left Lumpectomy with Wireless Seed Localization for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

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Lumpectomy and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Using Lumicell System for Intraoperative Detection of Residual Cancer

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Partial Mastectomy (Lumpectomy) Utilizing Savi Scout for a Nonpalpable Papilloma

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The Versatile Latissimus Dorsi Muscle as a Local Flap for Chest Wall Coverage

Trauma and Critical Care Surgery

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Airway Assessment for Trauma Patients

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Ankle-Brachial Index, CT Angiography, and Proximal Tibial Traction for Gunshot Femoral Fracture

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Chest Tube Placement for Possible Hemothorax

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Conversion of Failed Right Leg Below-Knee Amputation to Above-Knee Amputation for Severe Peripheral Arterial Disease

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Exploratory Laparotomy and Splenectomy for Ruptured Spleen Following Blunt Force Trauma

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Exploratory Laparotomy for Bowel Obstruction with Primary Repair of Two Diaphragmatic Hernias

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Exploratory Laparotomy in a Hemodynamically Stable Patient for an Abdominal Gunshot Wound

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Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (EFAST) Exam

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Flexor Tendon Repair for a Zone 2 FDP Tendon Laceration

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Infraclavicular Subclavian Vein Cannulation in a Pediatric Patient Without Ultrasonographic Guidance Prior to a Colon Interposition in Honduras During a Surgical Mission

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Introduction to Bedside Cardiac Ultrasound

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Laparoscopic Lysis of Adhesions for Closed Loop Small Bowel Obstruction

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Laparoscopic-Assisted Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Placement

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Left Tube Thoracostomy for Pneumothorax

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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Placement

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Repeat Exploratory Laparotomy for Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis

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Trauma Resuscitation Demonstration in a Stable Patient with a Minor Perforating Wound

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Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC) Change for a Complex Right Hip Wound

Orthopaedics

Our physician editorial staff has carefully selected a list of procedures based on volume data from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) and value to resident education as delineated by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).