This is a type of surgery to fix a disk in the lower back. Minimally invasive surgery uses 2 or more small cuts (incisions) instead of 1 large incision. This may lead to less pain after surgery, and faster recovery.
A vulvar biopsy is a test to check for vulvar cancer or another skin disease. The vulva is the outer part of a woman's genitals.
McArdle disease is a rare muscle disorder. The symptoms often appear in childhood. But some people are not diagnosed until later as an adult.
An implantable loop recorder is a device that records information about how your heart is working.
A sympathectomy is a procedure to cut or block a nerve. It's done to treat problems such as severe sweating (hyperhidrosis) and severe facial blushing. Learn more about the procedure here.
A Lisfranc joint injury is a kind of injury to the bones or ligaments in the arch of your foot. The injury gets its name from a French surgeon.
Left bundle branch block is a problem in the heart’s electrical system. Learn more about the types of treatment for this condition.
Lead extraction is the removal of wires from your heart. The wires are part of an implanted cardiac device. This sheet tells you what to expect before, during, and after the procedure.
Lateral ankle ligament reconstruction is a surgery to tighten and firm up one or more ligaments on the outside of the ankle.
Peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) are a type of regional anesthesia. To do the block, a healthcare provider injects numbing medicine into a certain nerve or bundle of nerves. The area below the nerves is then numbed for a time.