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MICROSURGICAL [9 records]

Record 1 2026-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Eye Surgery
CONT

Vitrectomy is a microsurgical procedure that lasts [one to three] hours and requires a skilled retinal surgeon. It is performed using a vitreotome(vitrector). These devices, which incorporate a micromotor, terminate in a needlelike tube that contains a cutting mechanism for severing abnormal adhesions and cutting obstructive tissue into small pieces. In addition, the vitreotome has auxiliary connections for the aspiration of vitreous, debris, or blood from the posterior segment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
  • Chirurgie de l'œil
DEF

Instrument permettant à la fois de couper et d'aspirer le vitré pour réaliser une vitrectomie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

A microsurgical technique that involves precisely separating the skin, soft tissue and tiny blood vessels, or perforators, from the abdomen without removing any of the abdominal muscles.

OBS

The flap is based on one, two, or three perforators of the deep inferior epigastric vessels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
DEF

Technique chirurgicale [que] consiste à prélever la peau du ventre sous l'ombilic, avec ses vaisseaux perforants et le gros tronc sans prélever de muscle, et à rebrancher ce gros tronc près de l'endroit à reconstruire (vaisseaux du thorax ou de l'aisselle).

OBS

L'abréviation «DIEP» provient de l'anglais «deep inferior epigastric perforator» mais est utilisée couramment dans les textes de langue française.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
DEF

Técnica de reconstrucción que se basa en la extracción de piel y grasa del abdomen inferior, sin músculo, para ser implantadas en la zona que se requiera.

CONT

El colgajo DIEP permite la reconstrucción de la mama, incluso, durante [...] la mastectomía [...] El concepto básico que maneja esta técnica es que un solo vaso sanguíneo (perforante musculocutánea) es capaz de irrigar una gran superficie cutánea [...] El procedimiento posibilita el trasplante de la piel y grasa situadas bajo el ombligo, allá donde sea necesario. [...] Entre sus beneficios figura la recreación del volumen mamario sin necesidad de emplear prótesis, sino con el tejido de la propia paciente [...] El colgajo DIEP que se implanta en la mama consta de piel y grasa pero, al contrario que otras técnicas, deja intacto el músculo de la pared abdominal [...]

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Record 3 2011-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
DEF

Retrieval of sperm from the epididymis using microsurgical techniques, done in men with obstructive azoospermia.

CONT

Microsurgical Retrieval of Epididymal Sperm. In the past decade, the techniques of epididymal sperm retrieval and micromanipulation to assist fertilization have been two of the most exciting developments in the field of male infertility treatment. [...] We have found that microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration(MESA) using a glass micropipet technique simultaneous to intracytoplasmic sperm injection(ICSI) appears to maximize opportunities of pregnancy for infertile couples with unreconstructable male reproductive tract obstruction. MESA from individual epididymal tubules with a micropuncture technique allows retrieval of high numbers of sperm with optimal quality for immediate use during ICSI as well as for cryopreservation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
DEF

Technique microchirurgicale permettant de prélever des spermatozoïdes directement au niveau de l'épididyme et de les utiliser ensuite pour une fécondation par injection intracytoplasmique de spermatozoïde (ICSI).

CONT

En cas d'azoospermie obstructive, les spermatozoïdes sont [...] existants et matures mais ils n'arrivent pas à sortir de l'épididyme, parce que les canaux déférents sont obstrués ou totalement inexistants par exemple. [...] Pendant la MESA [...] (aspiration microchirurgicale de sperme de l'épididyme) [...] Les spermatozoïdes sont extraits chirurgicalement de l'un des épididymes [longue structure tubulaire dans laquelle les spermatozoïdes parviennent à maturation et sont stockés].

OBS

La MESA est utilisée dans les cas d'azoospermie (absence de spermatozoïdes dans l'éjaculat).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reproducción (Medicina)
DEF

Técnica microquirúrgica usada para extraer semen directamente del epidídimo [...] para su fertilización posterior por inyección intracitoplásmica de semen.

CONT

Aspiración microquirúrgica de espermatozoides del epidídimo: se abren las cubiertas testiculares hasta llegar al epidídimo. Con la ayuda de un microscopio se localiza alguna asa epididimaria dilatada. Se realiza una incisión de ésta, aspirando el contenido de la misma con una micro-pipeta.

OBS

Este método se usa en casos de azoospermia (cuando no hay espermatozoides en la eyaculación).

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Record 4 2011-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genitourinary Surgery
CONT

Using microsurgical techniques, vasovasostomy has been used successfully to restore fertility in vasectomized men. Despite return of sperm in the ejaculate in 80 to 90%, fertility is restored in only 30 to 50% of men after vasovasostomy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie génito-urinaire
CONT

La vasovasostomie est une chirurgie qui sert à rétablir la communication dans les canaux déférents afin de rétablir la fertilité chez l'homme. Cette chirurgie se fait lorsque l'homme a une vasectomie.

Key term(s)
  • vaso-vasostomie
  • chirurgie du regret
  • dé-vasectomie
  • inversion de vasectomie

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Obstetric Surgery
CONT

Assisted insemination by zona pellucida drilling is one of the microsurgical techniques widely used to facilitate sperm penetration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie obstétrique
DEF

Technique expérimentale utilisée dans le cadre d'une fécondation in vitro et qui consiste à créer un petit [trou dans la membrane ovulofolliculaire] pour faciliter le passage des spermatozoïdes et la fécondation de l'ovule.

OBS

Il y a risque que l'ovule soit fécondé par plusieurs spermatozoïdes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía obstétrica
DEF

Técnica de reproducción asistida que consiste en realizar un pequeño orificio en la zona pelúcida del ovocito humano para facilitar la entrada de espermatozoides y de este modo lograr la fecundación.

CONT

La perforación de la zona pelúcida [...] práctica de un «agujero» en la zona pelúcida del ovocito humano, pequeña microdisección con la que se facilita la penetración de espermatozoides al espacio subzonal y se evita la pelea que éstos deben realizar contra la zona en sus intentos de fertilización.

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Record 6 2008-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

Small, three to four inches long scissors with sharp points, [used] for ophthalmic surgery.

OBS

Proper name: Iris scissors. ... Features: tips - sharp/sharp; blades: straight or curved. Uses: Fine, delicate surgery and sharp dissection; used in eye, micro, ent[eroplasty] and plastic surgery.

OBS

Iris scissors are designed for eye surgery ... [They] are used to remove necrotic tissue. These are very sharp, pointed scissors, available with either curved or angular cutting blades. [Straight iris scissors can also be] handy multipurpose scissors for cutting dressings, gauze, tape, and curved ones are especially good for cutting duoderm and ostomy wafers.

OBS

Iris surgery scissors are used for complete(i. e., sector) or partial(e. g., peripheral) surgical excision of the iris in procedures intended to enlarge small pupils and to treat glaucoma and other eye diseases. These scissors are frequently used in microsurgical procedures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
PHR

Ciseaux à iridectomie droits, courbes, courbes sur le plat, courbes sur le coté, pointus, mousses, boutonnés.

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
CONT

This commercial item description covers a straight, tweezers-type eye suture forceps of the Castroviejo design suitable for use in microsurgical eye procedures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux

Spanish

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Record 8 2008-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
  • Cancers and Oncology
CONT

During gluteal flap breast reconstruction, a rounded section of skin and fat(and occasionally muscle) is removed either from the top of the buttock or at the crease along the underside of the buttock. After being transferred to the breast, the tissue is shaped to create the breast mound and is attached to the remaining breast tissue. Using complex microsurgical techniques, the blood vessels are reconnected to existing vessels in the area.

OBS

There are two forms of gluteal flap breast reconstruction available after mastectomy: the S-GAP and the I-GAP. S-GAP is an acronym for Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator ; S-GAP reconstruction uses tissue from the top of the buttock, which contains the upper gluteal artery. I-GAP stands for Inferior Gluteal Artery Perforator ; this method uses tissue taken from the crease of the buttock where the thigh and buttock meet and which contains the lower gluteal artery.

Key term(s)
  • buttocks flap breast reconstruction
  • buttocks flap mammary reconstruction
  • buttocks flap reconstruction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Reconstruction du sein réalisée au moyen d'un lambeau de grand fessier qui est transféré au niveau du thorax pour recréer le volume du sein.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
DEF

Intervención quirúrgica de reconstrucción en la que se utiliza un colgajo de las nalgas que se transfiere al pecho para crear un contorno de [seno].

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Record 9 1987-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genitourinary Surgery
OBS

(Results) suggest that microsurgical tubal transplantation with an appropriate immunosuppressive regimen warrants further investigation as potential treatment for certain infertility problems in the human.(abstract)(Pregnancy after Tubo-ovarian Transplantation)(Obstet. Gynecol., 1987, 70(2), pp. 229-234)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie génito-urinaire
OBS

Huit transplantations tubaires vascularisées ont été réalisées dans le monde et confrontées lors du premier colloque international sur la transplantation tubaire (Grenoble, février 1980).

Spanish

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