minor surgery

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Noun

minor surgery - any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance

surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"

major surgery - any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance

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Summary: Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Sept 4 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah underwent minor surgery in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

Amit Shah undergoes minor surgery in Ahmedabad

Additional factor treatment may not be needed for people on Hemlibra undergoing certain minor surgeries A retrospective analysis of pooled data across the HAVEN studies suggest that people with hemophilia A with and without factor VIII inhibitors may not need additional preventative (prophylactic) coagulation factor (factor VIII replacement therapy or bypassing agents) when undergoing certain minor surgery. 65.6% (n=141) of minor surgeries (n=215) were performed without prophylactic coagulation factor, and of these, 90.8% did not result in a treated postoperative bleed.

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Further Clinical Data including Long-Term Follow-up for Chugai's Hemlibra Presented at ISTH -- 9/7/2019

"We will also be able to provide minor surgery such as dermatology procedures from the minor surgery suite."

GP surgeries are on move

Vets On The Meowve founder and chief executive Christine Murphy has invested more than PS40,000 into the new van, which means her team can perform minor surgery and treatments at clients' homes.

Vet taking to the road to perform procedures

He said that a team of noted ophthalmologists conducted several tests of the pro-freedom leader and performed a minor surgery of his right eye.

Gilani undergoes eye surgery in Srinagar hospital

class="MsoNormalOn January 27, 2017 the former president underwent a minor surgery on his knee at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi.

Ex-President Moi 'healthy', back home from Nairobi Hospital

Wilshere had minor surgery on his left ankle in September and came off the bench for five minutes at Newcastle.

Jack's out yet again

Middlesbrough goalkeeper Darren Randolph is set for minor surgery on an abdominal injury this summer.

Randolph out of Ireland squad as he faces abdominal injury operation

On January 27 last year, Moi underwent a minor surgery on his knee at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi.

Retired President Moi is not dead, foreign affairs says

The Belgian has been missing since January 31 with a knee problem which required minor surgery.

Mourinho's missing six players for trip to the Palace

(TAP) - Prime Minister Habib Essid will undergo minor surgery that requires a 48-hour rest, the Prime Ministry said in a press release Thursday.