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You will lie on your left side with your knees pulled up to your belly. The doctor will gently put the thin, flexible

A sigmoidoscopy helps your doctor look at the lower part of your large intestine (sigmoid colon). The test is done using a lighted

A mini-laparotomy is done to permanently prevent a woman from becoming pregnant. This procedure requires one cut (incision) in the

Tubal ligation can be done by one of three different methods: Pinching off the tube in a loop with a band Cutting and

A normal fetal ultrasound shows that the fetus does not have any birth defects and is the correct size for its age.

In a biliopancreatic diversion, a portion of the stomach is removed. The remaining portion of the stomach is connected to the

Laparoscopic surgery to remove the gallbladder requires several small cuts (incisions). Open surgery to remove the gallbladder

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy uses a machine to help a person who has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) breathe

After lung surgery, one or more chest tubes are used to drain fluid and blood out of the chest cavity. The chest tubes also help

In the normal heart, electrical impulses pace the rhythm at which the heart contracts and relaxes. The sinoatrial (SA) node