Letter
Procedure
Name
Field
Description
External link or reference
A
Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty
Urology
Dismembered type of pyeloplasty used to treat stricture of the uretero-pelvic junction
B
Bankart repair
Arthur Bankart
Orthopaedic surgery
Procedure to treat recurrent shoulder dislocation by suturing the joint capsule to the glenoid labrum
Bankart's operation at Who Named It?
B
Belsey fundoplication
Ronald Herbert Robert Belsey
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Fundoplication with 240° wrap
"Belsey mark iv fundoplication" . Medcyclopaedia . GE . Archived from the original on 2012-02-05.
B
Billroth's operation I
Theodor Billroth
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Resection of the pyloric antrum and end-to-end anastomosis of the gastric remnant to the duodenum
Billroth's operation I at Who Named It?
B
Billroth's operation II
Theodor Billroth
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Resection of the pyloric antrum and side-to-side anastomosis of the gasstric remnant to the jejunum
Billroth's operation II at Who Named It?
B
Blalock–Hanlon shunt
Alfred Blalock , C. Rollins Hanlon
Paediatric surgery
Palliative atrial septostomy to treat infants with complete transposition of the great arteries
Blalock-Hanlon operation at Who Named It?
B
Blalock–Taussig shunt
Alfred Blalock , Helen B. Taussig
Paediatric surgery
Palliative surgical procedure to treat infants with cyanotic heart defects
Blalock-Taussig operation at Who Named It?
C
Collis gastroplasty
John Leigh Collis , British cardiothoracic surgeon
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Procedure for lengthening oesophagus [ 1]
COLLIS JL (September 1957). "An operation for hiatus hernia with short oesophagus" . Thorax . 12 (3): 181–8. doi :10.1136/thx.12.3.181 . PMC 1019207 . PMID 13467876 . Retrieved 2010-08-07 .
D
Dor fundoplication
Dor
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Partial fundoplication with 180° anterior wrap[ 2]
Dor fundoplication at Medilexicon.com
F
Finney pyloroplasty
Finney 1902
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
F
Foley operation
Frederic Foley
Urology
Pyeloplasty performed to treat stricture of the uretero-pelvic junction
Foley's plastic at Who Named It?
F
Fontan procedure
François Fontan
Pediatric surgery
Palliative procedure used to treat complex congenital heart defects in children
Fontan's operation at Who Named It?
G
Gavriliu's operation
Dan Gavriliu
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Procedure to replace or bypass the esophagus with part of the stomach
Gavriliu's operation at Who Named It?
G
Gundersen flap
Trygve Gundersen
Ophthalmology
Procedure to replace a damaged section of cornea with part of the conjunctiva
H
Halsted's operation (hernia)
William Stewart Halsted
General surgery
Repair of inguinal hernia [ 3]
Halsted's operation I at Who Named It?
H
Halsted's operation (mastectomy)
William Stewart Halsted
Breast surgery
Radical mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer
Halsted's operation II at Who Named It?
H
Hartmann's operation
Henri Albert Hartmann
Colorectal surgery
Resection of the rectosigmoid colon with closure of the rectal stump and formation of a colostomy
Hartmann's operation at Who Named It?
H
Heineke–Mikulicz pyloroplasty
Hermann Heineke, Jan Mikulicz-Radecki
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
H
Heller myotomy
Ernest Heller
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Procedure in which the lower oesophageal sphincter is cut to allow passage of food into the stomach in patients with achalasia
Heller E (1913). "Extramucose Cardiaplastik beim chronischen Cardiospasmus mit Dilatation des Oesophagus". Mitteil Grenzgeb Med Chir . 27 : 141.
H
Homans operation
John Homans
Vascular surgery
Ligation of the femoral vein to prevent pulmonary embolism in patients with deep venous thrombosis
Homans' operation at Who Named It?
I
Ivor Lewis oesophagoastrectomy
Ivor Lewis (1895–1982)
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Trans-thoracic removal of the oesophagus and part of the stomach to treat cancer of the oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal junction
T.J. Crofts (October 2000). "Ivor-Lewis oesophagectomy for middle and lower third oesophageal lesions - how we do it" . J.R.Coll.Surg.Edinb . 45 : 296–303. Retrieved 2010-08-07 .
J
Jaboulay's pyloroplasty
Mathieu Jaboulay
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Pyloroplasty by forming a side-to-side gastroduodenal anastomosis
Jaboulay's pyloroplasty at Who Named It?
J
Jaboulay–Winkelmann operation
Mathieu Jaboulay , Karl Winkelmann (1863 – 1925)
Urology
Excision of tunica vaginalis to treat hydrocele testis
Jabouley–Winkelmann operation at Who Named It?
K
Kausch–Whipple procedure
Walther Kausch , Allen Whipple
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Radical pancreaticoduodenectomy used to treat cancer of the head of the pancreas
Kausch–Whipple operation at Who Named It?
K
Killian's operation
Gustav Killian
Otolaryngology
Operation to treat frontal sinusitis
Killian's operation at Who Named It?
L
Lisfranc's amputation
Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin
Orthopaedic surgery
Partial foot amputation through the tarsometatarsal joint
Lisfranc's amputation at Who Named It?
L
Lord's procedure for haemorrhoids
Peter H. Lord
Colorectal surgery
Digital anal dilatation under general anaesthetic to treat haemorrhoids or anal fissure
Lord's procedure for haemorrhoids at Who Named It?
L
Lord's procedure for hydrocele
Peter H. Lord
Urology
Incision and eversion of the tunica vaginalis to treat hydrocele testis
Lord's procedure at Who Named It?
M
Miles operation
William Ernest Miles
Colorectal surgery
Abdominoperineal resection of the rectum to treat rectal cancer
Miles'operation at Who Named It?
N
Nissen fundoplication
Rudolph Nissen
Upper gastrointestinal surgery , laparoscopic surgery
Gastric fundus is wrapped fully around the lower oesophagus to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease
Nissen's fundoplication at Who Named It?
P
Paul's operation
Frank Thomas Paul (1851–1941)
Colorectal surgery
Extra-abdominal resection of colon
Corman, Marvin L. "Classic Articles in Colonic and Rectal Surgery: Frank Thomas Paul 1851–1941" . Diseases of the Colon & Rectum . 29 (2): 149–154. doi :10.1007/BF02555407 . Retrieved 2010-08-07 .
P
Polya gastrectomy
Eugen Pólya
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Partial gastrectomy with posterior gastrojejunostomy, a modification of the Billroth II operation
Polya's operation at Who Named It?
R
Ramstedt's pyloromyotomy
Wilhelm Ramstedt
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Splits hypertrophic muscle and leaves mucosa intact in Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
[ 4]
R
Roux-en-Y anastomosis
César Roux
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
End-to-side anastomosis between cut end of small bowel and distal small bowel
Roux' operation at Who Named It?
S
Smith's operation
Henry Smith
Ophthalmology
Removal of intact immature cataract from within the lens (i.e. intracapsular cataract removal)
Smith's operation at Who Named It?
S
Syme's amputation
James Syme
Orthopaedic surgery
Amputation of the foot at the ankle with removal of the malleoli
Syme's amputation at Who Named It?
T
Tommy John surgery
Tommy John
Orthopaedic surgery
Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction
Named after the Major League Baseball pitcher who was the first professional athlete to undergo the procedure, in 1974.[ 5]
T
Toupet fundoplication
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Fundoplication with 270° posterior wrap
Laparoscopy Hospital article
T
Trendelenburg's operation[ 6]
Friedrich Trendelenburg
Cardiothoracic surgery
Pulmonary embolectomy for the treatment of pulmonary embolism
Trendelenburg's operation at Who Named It?
W
Wertheim's operation [ 7]
Ernst Wertheim
Gynaecology
Radical abdominal hysterectomy used to treat cervical cancer
Wertheim's operation at Who Named It?
W
Whipple's procedure
Allen Whipple
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Radical pancreaticoduodenectomy used to treat cancer of the head of the pancreas
Kausch–Whipple operation at Who Named It?