surgical treatment
Cutting to heal
Surgical treatment is medical intervention that involves operating on the body—cutting, removing, repairing, or implanting.
The term distinguishes hands-on procedures from other approaches like medication, radiation, or physical therapy: The tumor required surgical treatment rather than chemotherapy alone.
It encompasses everything from minor outpatient procedures to major operations.
- electiveChosen, not mandated
- scrub inSurgical hand-washing ritual
- orthopedicsMedicine of bones, joints
- knee replacementProsthetic joint implantation
- tumorsAbnormal tissue masses
scalpel · minimally invasive · blood · emergency · cauterization · wound healing · forceps · retractors · neurosurgery · anesthesia · general anesthesia · fractures · sutures · hernias · cut · infection prevention · recovery room · incision
surgical treatmentmedical management
Non-surgical therapeutic care
conservative treatment · pharmacotherapy · chemotherapy · radiation therapy · physical therapy
surgical treatmentwatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
observation · palliative care · benign neglect · letting nature take its course · hospice care
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