reoperation
Another surgical procedure
Reoperation is a second or subsequent surgical procedure on the same patient, typically to address complications, incomplete results, or recurrence of the original problem.
The term appears mainly in medical literature discussing surgical outcomes: The reoperation rate for this procedure is about 5%.
She required reoperation after the initial repair failed.
- reinterventionRepeat surgical procedure
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- reversalComplete change of direction
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
Operation correcting prior surgery
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- abscessLocalized pus collection
- fistulaAberrant anatomical channel
adhesion · hematoma · stricture · obstruction · non-union · malunion · necrosis · perforation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- wound careTreatment of bodily injuries
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- recuperationGradual return to health
Disease occurrence rate
- mortalityState of eventual death
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
- informed consentPermission given with understanding
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
second surgery
- reinterventionRepeat surgical procedure
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- reversalComplete change of direction
revision surgery
Operation correcting prior surgery
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- abscessLocalized pus collection
fistula · adhesion · hematoma · stricture · obstruction · non-union · malunion · necrosis · perforation · thrombosis
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- wound careTreatment of bodily injuries
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
morbidity
Disease occurrence rate
- mortalityState of eventual death
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
- informed consentPermission given with understanding