Surgical Procedures for CST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

Surgical Procedures for CST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS Abdominoplasty - Answer- repair or modification of the abdomen for a more pleasing appearance (tummy tuck) Acromioplasty - Answer- Repair of the acromion arch (shoulder) Angioscopy - Answer- Endoscopic viewing of the heart and vessels Angioplasty - Answer- Endoscopic repair of heart vessels Anterior Cervical Discectomy - Answer- Anterior approach to cervical disc removal Anterior colporrhaphy - Answer- Cystocele repair (bladder) Aortofemoral bypass - Answer- bypass involving the aorta and femoral arteries Appendectomy - Answer- removal of the appendix Arteriovenous fistula - Answer- formulation of a fistula between artery and vein for dialysis treatment Arthroscopy - Answer- Endoscopic viewing of a joint Arthroplasty - Answer- repair of a joint Bankart procedure - Answer- Repair of a tear of labrum of glenoid capsule (shoulder) belpharoplasty - Answer- Surgery on eyelid to remove fatty or excess tissue Bronchoscopy - Answer- Endoscopic viewing of the bronchus (unsterile procedure) Carotid endarterectomy - Answer- Removal of plaque from the carotid artery Carpal tunnel release - Answer- Procedure for neurolysis of median nerve entrapment Cervical cerclage - Answer- Closure of an incompetent cervix Cheiloplasty - Answer- surgical repair of the lips excision of a Chalazion - Answer- Nodal tissue arising from a sebaceous gland is excised from the tarsal plate. Cholangiography - Answer- Radiography of the common bile duct Cholecystectomy - Answer- removal of the gallbladder Colectomy - Answer- removal of the colon craniotomy - Answer- Creation of an opening in the cranium Cranioplasty - Answer- Repair of a defect of the skull Craniosynostosis repair - Answer- Repair (closure) of cranial sutures Cystoscopy - Answer- Endoscopic viewing of the bladder Epispadias repair - Answer- Repair of a congenital defect of the urethra on the dorsum of the penis Embolectomy - Answer- Removal of an embolus (blood clot, fat, air,tumor) from the vascular system Endometrial ablation - Answer- Removal or destruction of endometrial tissue Enucleation of the eye - Answer- Complete removal of the eyeball (globe) while the eye muscles are left intact repair of entropion lower lid - Answer- fix the abnormal inversion of the lower eyelid Gastrostomy - Answer- Creation of an opening into the stomach Hysteroscopy - Answer- Endoscopic visualization of the uterus Hydrocelectomy - Answer- Removal of a benign, fluid filled sac that develops in the anterior testes Hypospadias repair - Answer- Repair of a congenital defect of the urethra presenting on the ventral side of the penis illeal conduit - Answer- Urinary diversion from the bladder to a portion of the ileum illeostomy - Answer- creation of a stoma from the ileum Iridectomy - Answer- removal of the iris Keratoplasty - Answer- Corneal transplant Laparoscopy - Answer- Endoscopic viewing of the abdominal cavity Lumbar laminectomy - Answer- Excision of lumbar lamina and removal of disc material Mediastinoscopy - Answer- Endoscopic viewing of the mediastinum Malar implants - Answer- Zygomatic (cheekbone) implants Mammoplasty - Answer- Plastic surgery of the breast Mastopexy - Answer- Breast lift by fixation of tissue Mastectomy - Answer- Removal of the breast Mastoidectomy - Answer- Excision of the mastoid process Mentoplasty - Answer- Surgery to repair or improve the appearance of the chin Myomectomy - Answer- Removal of benign uterine fibroid tumors Oopherectomy - Answer- removal of an ovary Orchiopexy - Answer- fixation of the testes within the scrotal sac Otoplasty - Answer- surgical repair of the ear Palatoplasty - Answer- surgical repair of the palate Pancreaticoduodenectomy (whipple) - Answer- Partial or complete removal of the pancreas and duodenum Parotidectomy - Answer- Excision of the parotid gland Phacoemulsification - Answer- removal of an opaque lens by means of ultrasonic vibration Pneumonectomy - Answer- removal of a lung Posterior colporrhaphy - Answer- Rectocele repair Prostatectomy - Answer- removal of the prostate gland Pyelolithotomy - Answer- Excision of a calculus from the renal pelvis