eMedTV Tests & Procedures A-Z
As this eMedTV Web page explains, an adult living donor liver transplant involves taking part of a liver from a healthy person and transplanting it into a sick person. Before this type of surgery, livers were taken from deceased donors only.
A lobectomy is a surgery in which a lobe of the lung is removed because there is a cancerous tumor in it. This eMedTV segment explains the anatomy of the lungs, what happens during surgery, and possible complications of a lobectomy.
Mitral valve replacement surgery involves replacing a defective or diseased mitral valve with a new valve. This eMedTV article discusses medical conditions that may be treated with a mitral valve replacement, such as mitral valve stenosis.
A monospot test is used to confirm a diagnosis of mononucleosis, or mono. This portion of the eMedTV archives explains how a monospot blood test works, how accurate it is, and the other tests that may be used to diagnose mono.
Myomectomy, a procedure used to remove fibroids, can help reduce pelvic pain and increase fertility. This page of the eMedTV library describes this major surgery in detail, including risks, benefits, and alternatives.
As this eMedTV article explains, open heart surgery is a procedure in which a blood vessel is taken from another part of your body and used to go around a blocked vessel in your heart. This page provides an overview of open heart surgery.