Endophalloprosthetics, or phalloprosthetics, is a surgical intervention to correct erectile dysfunction. During the operation, the cavernous bodies of the penis are replaced with implants.
When kidney stones have formed that impair the functioning of the urinary system, and all attempts to get rid of them with the help of drug therapy have been unsuccessful, there is only one way left - crushing kidney stones or lithotripsy.
There is controversy regarding the treatment of primary hydrocele. Aspiration and sclerotherapy have been described; however, hydrocele excision, or hydrocelectomy, remains the treatment of choice for hydrocele.
Exposure of the joint and opening of its cavity is performed surgically, and this manipulation in orthopedic and traumatological surgery is defined as arthrotomy, which can be performed using various surgical approaches.
Stapedectomy is a microsurgical intervention in the middle ear area. The operation is performed to restore the physiological mechanism of sound transmission by completely or partially removing the stapes.
Lymph node dissection can be limited or complete, depending on the scale of the operation. The likelihood of complications after such a procedure is quite high. However, the intervention often allows to stop the further spread of cancer structures, and thus save the patient's life.
Surgical dissection, that is, opening the fibrous membrane surrounding the heart - the pericardium, is defined as pericardiotomy, which provides access to the heart during surgical interventions.
One of the procedures in thoracic surgery is mediastinotomy (Latin mediastinum – mediastinum + Greek tome – section), which consists of opening direct access to the anatomical structures located in the central parts of the chest cavity.
Orchiopexy is a reconstructive surgery in male patients with a congenital anomaly in which one or both testicles (simply called testicles) are not detected in the scrotum, that is, with a diagnosis of cryptorchidism.
