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Preservation rhinoplasty
Preservation rhinoplasty is a surgical technique for nasal hump correction that lowers the dorsum by removing septal cartilage and mobilizing the bony pyramid while keeping the dorsal roof intact.
Primary rhinoplasty
Primary rhinoplasty is the first surgical reshaping of the nose to improve its appearance and function, distinct from revision rhinoplasty, with major complications affecting less than 0.7% of patients.
Radical neck dissection
Radical neck dissection is an operation for head and neck cancer removing neck lymph nodes plus the internal jugular vein, sternocleidomastoid muscle, and spinal accessory nerve.
Revision rhinoplasty
Revision rhinoplasty, also called secondary rhinoplasty, is a surgical procedure in otolaryngology and plastic surgery that corrects functional or cosmetic problems remaining after a previous rhinoplasty.
Robotic thyroidectomy
Robotic thyroidectomy is a surgical technique that removes all or part of the thyroid through incisions in the axilla, breast, or behind the ear, avoiding a neck scar.
Salvage laryngectomy
Salvage laryngectomy is the surgical removal of the larynx after radiation or chemoradiation for laryngeal cancer has failed, the standard curative option for persistent or recurrent disease.
Selective neck dissection
Selective neck dissection is a head and neck surgery procedure removing only the cervical lymph node levels at risk of metastasis while preserving nerves and vessels.
Septorhinoplasty
Septorhinoplasty is a single operation that combines correction of a deviated nasal septum with reshaping of the external nose, improving both nasal airflow and appearance.
Sinusotomy
Sinusotomy is the surgical opening of a paranasal sinus, such as the maxillary, ethmoid, frontal, or sphenoid, now usually done endoscopically to restore drainage and ventilation in chronic rhinosinusitis.
Stapedectomy
Stapedectomy is an operation for otosclerosis in which the stapes is removed and replaced with a prosthesis bridging the incus to the inner ear, restoring sound transmission.
Stapedotomy
Stapedotomy is a microsurgical ear procedure that treats hearing loss from otosclerosis by inserting a piston prosthesis through a small opening in the fixed stapes footplate.
Stapes Mobilization
Stapes mobilization is an operation to free the fixed stapes bone of the middle ear, relieving conductive hearing loss from otosclerosis while leaving the stapes in place.
Subtotal thyroidectomy
Subtotal thyroidectomy is an operation removing most of both thyroid lobes with the isthmus, leaving a small remnant, used to treat hyperthyroidism and goiter, though guidelines now favor total thyroidectomy.
Superficial parotidectomy
Superficial parotidectomy is an operation in head and neck surgery that removes the superficial lobe of the parotid gland, with its tumor, while identifying and preserving the facial nerve.
Supraglottoplasty
Supraglottoplasty is a surgical procedure in otolaryngology that removes or reduces abnormal supraglottic laryngeal tissue to relieve the airway obstruction caused by laryngomalacia, the most common cause of stridor in infants.
Surgical tracheostomy
Surgical tracheostomy is an open operation creating a stoma in the neck into the trachea, securing an airway for prolonged ventilation, obstruction, or secretion management.
Thyroplasty
Thyroplasty is a laryngeal framework surgical procedure, classified by Isshiki in 1974, in which the thyroid cartilage is reshaped or fitted with an implant to improve the voice.
Tongue reconstruction
Tongue reconstruction rebuilds the tongue after tumor resection or trauma, usually with a free flap connected to neck vessels, with flap success rates of 94 to 96%.
Total parotidectomy
Total parotidectomy is a head and neck surgical operation that removes the entire parotid gland, both superficial and deep portions, while identifying and preserving the facial nerve.
Tracheoesophageal puncture
Tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) is a surgical procedure creating a small fistula between the trachea and esophagus, fitted with a one-way valved voice prosthesis to restore speech after total laryngectomy.
Tracheostomy
Tracheostomy is a surgical procedure creating an opening through the neck into the trachea to secure an airway, enable prolonged ventilation, and allow suctioning of secretions.
Transoral laser microsurgery
Transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) removes laryngeal and pharyngeal tumors through the mouth using a CO2 laser and operating microscope, with outcomes comparable to open surgery.
Transoral robotic surgery
Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is a minimally invasive operation that removes throat, tonsil, and tongue base tumors through the mouth using the da Vinci robotic system.
Turbinectomy
Turbinectomy is the surgical removal of part or all of the inferior turbinate, a head and neck surgery procedure done to relieve nasal obstruction from turbinate hypertrophy.
Turbinoplasty
Turbinoplasty is a surgical procedure that reduces the nasal turbinates, most often the inferior turbinate, to relieve nasal airway obstruction; it is frequently combined with septoplasty.
Tympanomastoidectomy
Tympanomastoidectomy is an otolaryngologic operation removing diseased tissue from the middle ear and mastoid air cells, performed mainly for chronic otitis media or cholesteatoma, with canal wall up and down approaches.
Tympanoplasty
Tympanoplasty is a surgical procedure that repairs a perforated eardrum and may rebuild the ossicular chain, most often for chronic otitis media, to restore hearing.
Upper airway stimulation
Upper airway stimulation is a surgical treatment for obstructive sleep apnea in which an implanted device stimulates the hypoglossal nerve during sleep, moving the tongue to keep the airway open.
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is an operation removing excess tissue from the uvula, soft palate, and pharynx, plus the tonsils, to treat snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.