Angioplasty

Angioplasty National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Appendectomy

When You Need an Operation: About Appendectomy American College of Surgeons

Arthroscopy, Knee

Knee Arthroscopy National Library of Medicine (also in Spanish)

Cochlear Implants

Cochlear Implants American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Heart Bypass

What is Coronary Bypass Surgery? American Heart Association

Heart Surgery, Minimally Invasive

Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery American Heart Association

Heart Surgery, Open

Open Heart Surgery: What to Expect MEDLINEplus (also in Spanish)

Heart Transplantation

Heart Transplantation: A Treatment for End-Stage Heart Failure Mayo Clinic

Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy National Library of Medicine (also in Spanish)

Kidney Transplantation

Kidney Transplantation JAMA Patient Pages

Laparoscopy

About Laparoscopy & Endoscopy Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Laser Surgery

Laser Surgery Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati OH

Liver Transplantation

Liver Transplantation National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Lumpectomy (Breast)

Lumpectomy: What to Expect Breast Cancer.org

Lung Surgery & Transplantation

A Guide to Lung Transplantation American College of Chest Physicians

Mastectomy

Mastectomy: Surgery to Treat or Prevent Breast Cancer Mayo Clinic

Maze Procedure (Heart)

The Maze Procedure Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Ostomy

Ostomy, Colostomy, Ileostomy Jackson Gastroenterology

Thyroid Surgery

Thyroidectomy: What to Expect After Surgery Mayo Clinic

Total Hip Replacement

What is Hip Replacement? National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse (also in Spanish)

Total Knee Replacement

Total Knee Replacement American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (also in Chinese, Spanish)