Common Surgical Suffixes

PRE AND POST OP STUDY GUIDE

Common surgical suffixes

-ectomy-removal of an organ or gland

-rrhaphy-repair

-ostomy-providing an opening

-otomy-cutting into

-plasty-formation or plastic repair

-scopy-looking into

Degree of risk of surgery

-Minor surgery is simple surgery that presents little risk to life.

-Major surgery is more extensive than minor surgery and may involve risk to life.

Extent of Surgery

Minimally invasive surgery is usually performed with the use of fiberoptic endoscopes and does not require traditional or extensive incisions. Usually result in improved patient outcomes, decreased blood loss, less scaring, decreased hospital stay, fewer p.o. complications, reduced p.o. pain, and quicker return to normal activities.

Endoscopic procedures have both diagnostic and therapeutic purposesand can be used alone or in conjunction with open techniques.

Open procedures involve the traditional opening of a body part to perform the surgery.

Patient experiences increased p.o. pain and longer recovery time.

Simple procedures are generally limited to defines anatomic locations and do not require extensive exposure and dissection of adjacent tissue.

Radical procedures are usually associated with malignancies; involve dissection of tissue and structures beyond the immediate operative site. In most cases the surgeon will remove lymph nodes and fascia that may have been affected by the tumor.

Purpose

Diagnostic procedures are performed to determine the cause of symptoms or origin of the problem.

Curative surgery is done to resolve a health problem or dx state by removing the involved tissue.

Restorative or reconstructive surgery is done to correct deformity, repair injury, or improve functional status.

Pallative surgery is done to relieve sx without any intent to cure.

Ablative surgery is done to excise tissue that may contribute to the patient’s existing medical condition.

Cosmetic surgery is done for aesthetic purposes.

Response to surgery