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A clinical syndrome with acute abdominal pain that is severe, localized, and rapid in onset. Acute abdomen may be caused by a variety of disorders, i…

Breakdown of the connection and subsequent leakage of effluent (fluids, secretions, air) from a SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS of the digestive, respiratory, g…

Rapid swelling, increased tension, pain, and ischemic necrosis of the muscles of the anterior tibial compartment of the leg, often following excessiv…

Loss of blood during a surgical procedure.

Compartment syndrome characterized by pain in muscle groups with elevated compartment pressures due most often exercise training in athletes. Most of…

Congenital fissure of the soft and/or hard palate, due to faulty fusion.

Conditions in which increased pressure within a limited space compromises the BLOOD CIRCULATION and function of tissue within that space. Some of the…

Abnormally slow pace of regaining CONSCIOUSNESS after general anesthesia (ANESTHESIA, GENERAL) usually given during surgical procedures. This conditi…

An abnormality of the jaws or teeth affecting the contour of the face. Such abnormality could be acquired or congenital.

Methods and procedures for the diagnosis of disease or dysfunction by examination of the pathological site or operative field during surgical interve…

A condition of persistent pain and discomfort in the BACK and the LEG following lumbar surgery, often seen in patients enrolled in pain centers.

A congenital defect with major fissure in the ABDOMINAL WALL lateral to, but not at, the UMBILICUS. This results in the extrusion of VISCERA. Unlike …

Obstruction of flow in biological or prosthetic vascular grafts.

The shrinkage of the foreign body encapsulation scar tissue that forms around artificial implants imbedded in body tissues.

Protrusion of tissue at or near the site of an incision from a previous surgery.

Pathological elevation of intra-abdominal pressure (>12 mm Hg). It may develop as a result of SEPSIS; PANCREATITIS; capillary leaks, burns, or surger…

Occurence of a patient becoming conscious during a procedure performed under GENERAL ANESTHESIA and subsequently having recall of these events. (From…

Complications that affect patients during surgery. They may or may not be associated with the disease for which the surgery is done, or within the sa…

A type of permanent damage to muscles and nerves that results from prolonged lack blood flow to those tissues. It is characterized by shortening and …

Congenital absence of or defects in structures of the jaw.

Rapid and excessive rise of temperature accompanied by muscular rigidity following general anesthesia.

Congenital structural deformities, malformations, or other abnormalities of the maxilla and face or facial bones.

Abnormally small jaw.

Surgical procedures performed through a natural opening in the body such as the mouth, nose, urethra, or anus, and along the natural body cavities wi…

A surgical specialty concerned with correcting conditions related to malposition of the jawbones and other related MAXILLOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES (e.g.,…

Congenital malformation characterized by MICROGNATHIA or RETROGNATHIA; GLOSSOPTOSIS and CLEFT PALATE. The mandibular abnormalities often result in di…

COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT or functional decline after a surgical procedure.

Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, a…

Hemorrhage following any surgical procedure. It may be immediate or delayed and is not restricted to the surgical wound.

A condition marked by abnormal protrusion of the mandible. (Dorland, 27th ed)