Hemorrhoidectomy
Hemorrhoidectomy is the surgical excision of hemorrhoids. Today, this simple excision of the hemorrhoidal mass is most frequently employed to treat hemorrhoids. The history of surgical treatment of hemorrhoids is…
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Appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix. The first planned appendectomy was done by Lawson Tait, a British gynecologist, in May 1880. Claudius Amyand had previously removed the appendix…
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Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. The first cholecystectomy was performed by Carl Langebuch in 1882. Prior to the first cholecystectomy, symptoms of gallstones were treated with drainage…
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