Angioplasty

What is Coronary 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 Artery Bypass Grafting? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Heart Surgery, Minimally Invasive

Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery American Heart Association

Heart Surgery, Open

Open Heart Surgery: What to Expect National Library of Medicine (also in Spanish)

Heart Transplantation

Heart Transplant Mayo Clinic

Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy National Library of Medicine (also in Spanish)

Kidney Transplantation

Kidney Transplantation JAMA Patient Pages

Laparoscopy

Laparoscopy National Library of Medicine (also in Spanish)

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 Mayo Clinic

Maze Procedure (Heart)

Maze Surgery Texas Heart Institute (also in Spanish)

Ostomy

Ostomy, Colostomy, Ileostomy Jackson-Siegelbaum Gastroenterology

Thyroid Surgery

Thyroidectomy 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)