Interactive Health Tutorials:
Surgery and Treatment Procedures: O to Z

The tutorials listed below are interactive health education resources hosted by MedlinePlus, a health information service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. These tutorials use animation to explain a procedure or condition in easy-to-understand language. Most of these tutorials also feature audio.

NOTE: These tutorials require a special Flash plug-in, version 6 or above. If you do not have Flash, you will be prompted to obtain a free download of the software before you start the tutorial.

Open Heart Surgery - What to Expect?
Pacemakers
Pallidotomy
Preparing for Surgery
Prostate Cancer - Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapy - Introduction
Shoulder Replacement
Sinus Surgery
Stroke Rehabilitation
Sympathectomy
Thoracotomy for Tumor Resection
Thyroid Surgery
Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
TURP (Prostate Surgery)
Vaginal Birth
Vasectomy

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