Medical Procedure

Entities classified as medical procedure within this archive.

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gall bladder extraction

gall bladder extraction is a recurring medical procedure in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 1 times across 1 issues between November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The archive places it in contexts such as "A Sleeve Gastrectomy ... is safer than a gall bladder extraction". It most often appears alongside Adam, AMG-133, amoxicillin suspension.

Mention count
1
Issue count
1
First seen
November 30, 2022
Last seen
November 30, 2022
November 30, 2022 · Original source
Bariatric surgery keeps getting better and better and safer and safer. A Sleeve Gastrectomy in the year 2022 is safer that a gall bladder extraction, a hysterectomy or even a TURP for benign prostate disease.
hysterectomy

hysterectomy is a recurring medical procedure in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 1 times across 1 issues between November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The archive places it in contexts such as "A Sleeve Gastrectomy ... is safer than ... a hysterectomy". It most often appears alongside Adam, AMG-133, amoxicillin suspension.

Reference entry
hysterectomy
Mention count
1
Issue count
1
First seen
November 30, 2022
Last seen
November 30, 2022
November 30, 2022 · Original source
Bariatric surgery keeps getting better and better and safer and safer. A Sleeve Gastrectomy in the year 2022 is safer that a gall bladder extraction, a hysterectomy or even a TURP for benign prostate disease.
We now have strong evidence from several high quality prospective studies that obese patients who have bariatric surgery live longer and have much higher quality of lives than carefully matched patients who don’t. If I experienced biliary colic, I would not hesitate to have my gallbladder removed. If I was a woman and I had severe menorrhagia or painful periods, I would not hesitate to have a hysterectomy.
Sleeve Gastrectomy

Sleeve Gastrectomy is a recurring medical procedure in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 1 times across 1 issues between November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The archive places it in contexts such as "A Sleeve Gastrectomy in the year 2022 is safer than a gall bladder extraction". It most often appears alongside Adam, AMG-133, amoxicillin suspension.

Reference entry
Sleeve Gastrectomy
Mention count
1
Issue count
1
First seen
November 30, 2022
Last seen
November 30, 2022
November 30, 2022 · Original source
Bariatric surgery keeps getting better and better and safer and safer. A Sleeve Gastrectomy in the year 2022 is safer that a gall bladder extraction, a hysterectomy or even a TURP for benign prostate disease.
However, for a one-shot payment of $14,000, one could get a Sleeve Gastrectomy by a world class bariatric surgeon. After that the need for meds for diabetes hypertension, arthritis, depression and heart disease all plumet!
TURP

TURP is a recurring medical procedure in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 1 times across 1 issues between November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2022. The archive places it in contexts such as "A Sleeve Gastrectomy ... is safer than ... a TURP for benign prostate disease". It most often appears alongside Adam, AMG-133, amoxicillin suspension.

Reference entry
TURP
Mention count
1
Issue count
1
First seen
November 30, 2022
Last seen
November 30, 2022
November 30, 2022 · Original source
Bariatric surgery keeps getting better and better and safer and safer. A Sleeve Gastrectomy in the year 2022 is safer that a gall bladder extraction, a hysterectomy or even a TURP for benign prostate disease.