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Surgery / Operations

UK sources of information

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Royal College of Surgeons

This is a professional organisation but there is a section on their website dedicated to patients. There you can find some answers to questions on surgeons, operations and types of surgery including cosmetic surgery. You can also find guides to further sources of information.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) The Vascular Surgical Society of Great Britain & Ireland

Has a patient information section with factsheets on:

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA)
  • Aortic Aneurysm - The Operation explained
  • Aorto-bifemoral and axillo-bifemoral bypass grafting
  • Arteriogram & Angioplasty
  • Leg Amputations
  • Arteriogram & Angioplasty
  • Carotid Disease - General Information
  • Carotid Endarterectomy - The Operation explained
  • Chronic Venous Ulcer
  • Femoropopliteal and Femorodistal Bypass - The Operation Explained
  • Hyperhydrosis & Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
  • Intermittent Claudication
  • Leg Amputations
  • Lymphodema
  • Raynauds, Scleroderma
  • Renal Angiogram and Angioplasty - The procedure explained
  • Transient Ischaemic Attacks
  • Varicose Veins - General Information
  • Varicose veins The Operation explained
  • Venous Thrombosis & Air Travel

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) British Society for Surgery of the Hand

Website of The British Society for Surgery of the Hand which gives information leaflets on various hand surgery procedures.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Vascular and General Surgery Patient Information

Website with patient information written by a consultant surgeon in the UK. Includes information about various operations.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Fast-Track Surgery and Enhanced Recovery

From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Surgical Site Infection

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Surgical Site Infection.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) PPP Healthcare

Information about private healthcare but their website has information about a range of conditions and surgical procedures.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) BUPA

Information about private healthcare but their website has information about a range of conditions and surgical procedures.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Information Regarding Operations

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in the following areas:

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) King's College Hospital

Their patient information section has many leaflets on various operations and procedures.

Also, see the Patient UK:

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Surgical procedures

Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Also, a European site with hundreds of links to many types of surgical procedure is the Karolinska Institutet University Library


Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.


Checked: 11 Feb 2009

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