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Epilepsy surgery
Surgery may provide relief from epileptic seizures when medications aren't working.
Tricuspid valve repair and tricuspid valve replacement
These heart surgeries treat tricuspid valve regurgitation and stenosis and Ebstein anomaly, a type of congenital heart defect. Learn how they're done.
Abdominal hysterectomy
Learn why surgery to remove the uterus, known as a hysterectomy, might be done and what to expect if you need this surgery.
Nephrectomy (kidney removal)
Learn about surgery to remove all or part of a kidney.
Lung transplant
Learn what's involved in this major surgery that replaces a diseased or failing lung with a healthy lung, and what you can expect after the procedure.
Aortic valve repair and aortic valve replacement
These types of heart valve surgeries are done to treat aortic valve disease, including aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation.
Sleeve gastrectomy
Learn about sleeve gastrectomy, a type of weight-loss surgery that involves removing part of the stomach to make it smaller.
Adrenalectomy
Learn what to expect from this surgery that involves removing an adrenal gland.
Deceased-donor kidney transplant
Find out more about deceased-donor kidney transplant, a treatment for end-stage kidney disease.
Circumcision (male)
Learn about the benefits and risks of surgery to remove the skin that covers the tip of the penis.
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