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Reviewed against Good Surgical Practice (March 2025)

196 Professionally Reviewed Templates

Covering General Surgery, Breast, Colorectal, Upper GI, HPB, Endocrine, Hernia and Vascular Surgery

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Included where clinically applicable to support high-quality operative documentation

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All General Upper GI Colorectal Hernia Breast Endocrine HPB Vascular

196 notes

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A

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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (Open)

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (Open) - Version 2

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (Open) (Ruptured)

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (Endovascular) (EVAR)

Abdominoperineal Excision of Rectum (Laparoscopic)

Abdominoperineal Resection (Open)

Abdominoperineal Resection (Open) - Version 2

Above Knee Amputation

Above Knee Amputation - Version 2

Abscess Drainage

Adhesiolysis for Small Bowel Obstruction

Adrenalectomy (Open)

Adrenalectomy (Laparoscopic)

Adrenalectomy (Laparoscopic) - Version 2

Altemeier's Procedure

Anal Fistula Surgery — Fistulotomy

Anal Fistula Surgery — LIFT Procedure

Anal Fistula Surgery — Seton Insertion

Anastomotic Resection and End Ileostomy

Anorectal Abscess Drainage

Anorectal Abscess Drainage - Version 2

Anterior Resection (Laparoscopic)

Aortobifemoral Bypass Graft

Aortobifemoral Bypass

Appendicectomy (Open)

Appendicectomy (Open) - Version 2

Appendicectomy (Laparoscopic)

Appendicectomy (Laparoscopic) - Version 2

Appendicectomy (Laparoscopic) (Veress)

Appendicectomy (Laparoscopic) with Diagnostic Laparoscopy

Appendicectomy (Laparoscopic) with Pelvic Drain

Arteriovenous Fistula Formation

Axillary Lymph Node Clearance (Axillary Dissection)

Axillary Lymph Node Dissection (Level I-II)

Axillary Node Clearance

B

5

Below Knee Amputation

Below Knee Amputation - Version 2

Brachial Embolectomy

Breast Abscess Drainage

Breast Needle Localisation Excision Biopsy

C

13

Carotid Endarterectomy

Carotid Endarterectomy - Version 2

Carotid Endarterectomy - Version 3

Cholecystectomy (Open)

Cholecystectomy (Open) - Version 2

Cholecystectomy (Laparoscopic)

Cholecystectomy (Laparoscopic) - Version 2

Cholecystectomy (Laparoscopic) (Veress)

Cholecystectomy (Laparoscopic) with On-Table Cholangiogram

Cholecystectomy (Laparoscopic) with On-Table Cholangiogram - Version 2

Colostomy Closure (Reversal)

Common Bile Duct Exploration (Open)

Common Bile Duct Exploration (Laparoscopic)

D

7

Damage Control Laparotomy

Defunctioning Loop Colostomy (Laparoscopic)

Delorme's Procedure

Diagnostic Laparoscopy

Distal Gastrectomy (Laparoscopic)

Distal Pancreatectomy and Splenectomy

Distal Pancreatectomy with Splenectomy

E

4

Emergency Laparotomy

Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)

Epigastric Hernia Repair

Exploratory Laparotomy

F

14

Fasciotomy, Lower Limb

Fasciotomy, Lower Limb (Four-Compartment)

Femoral Embolectomy

Femoral Embolectomy - Version 2

Femoral Hernia Repair

Femoral Hernia Repair (Low Approach)

Femoral Hernia Repair (McEvedy) (Emergency)

Femoral Hernia Repair (McVay)

Femoral-Popliteal Bypass (Above Knee)

Femoral-Popliteal Bypass (Below Knee)

Femoropopliteal Bypass Graft

Fistulotomy (Fistula-in-Ano)

Fundoplication (Laparoscopic) (Nissen)

Fundoplication (Laparoscopic) (Toupet)

G

7

Gastrectomy (Distal/Subtotal) with Roux-en-Y Reconstruction

Gastrectomy (Partial)

Gastrectomy (Total) with Roux-en-Y Oesophagojejunostomy

Gastric Band Removal (Laparoscopic)

Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y) (Laparoscopic)

Gastrostomy (Stamm)

Groin Abscess Drainage

H

10

Haemorrhoid Band Ligation

Haemorrhoidectomy (Ferguson Closed)

Haemorrhoidectomy (Milligan-Morgan)

Haemorrhoidectomy (Milligan-Morgan) - Version 2

Hartmann's Procedure (Open)

Hartmann's Procedure (Laparoscopic)

Heller Myotomy (Laparoscopic)

Heller Myotomy (Laparoscopic) with Dor Fundoplication

Hemithyroidectomy

Hepaticojejunostomy

I

13

Ileostomy Reversal

Incision and Drainage of Abscess (Abdominal Wall)

Incisional Hernia Repair (Open) (IPOM)

Incisional Hernia Repair (Laparoscopic) (TEPP)

Inguinal Hernia Repair (Open) (Lichtenstein)

Inguinal Hernia Repair, Sliding (Open) (Lichtenstein)

Inguinal Hernia Repair (Open) (Lichtenstein) - Version 2

Inguinal Hernia Repair (Open) (Lichtenstein) - Version 3

Inguinal Hernia Repair (Laparoscopic) (TAPP)

Inguinal Hernia Repair (Laparoscopic) (TEP)

Inguinal Hernia Repair (Laparoscopic) (TAPP) - Version 2

Inguinal Hernia Repair (Laparoscopic) (TEP) - Version 2

Ivor Lewis Oesophagectomy

L

10

Laparotomy and Adhesiolysis

Laparotomy and Defunctioning Ileostomy

Lateral Internal Anal Sphincterotomy

Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy

Left Hemicolectomy and End Colostomy

Liver Resection

Liver Resection (Hepatectomy)

Longitudinal Pancreaticojejunostomy (Puestow Procedure)

Loop Colostomy Formation (Laparoscopic)

Low Anterior Resection with Total Mesorectal Excision

M

5

Mastectomy (Modified Radical) with Axillary Lymph Node Clearance

Mastectomy (Simple)

Mastectomy (Simple/Total)

McKeown Tri-Incisional Oesophagectomy

Modified Radical Mastectomy

N

1

Nissen Fundoplication (Laparoscopic)

O

4

Oesophageal Diverticulectomy (Zenker's)

Oesophagectomy (Ivor Lewis)

Oesophagectomy (McKeown Three-Stage)

Oesophagectomy (Transhiatal)

P

14

Pancreatic Endocrine Tumour Enucleation

Pancreatic Necrosis Debridement (Necrosectomy)

Pancreatic Pseudocyst Drainage (Cystgastrostomy)

Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple Procedure)

Panproctocolectomy and End Ileostomy (Laparoscopic)

Paraoesophageal Hernia Repair (Laparoscopic)

Parathyroidectomy

Parathyroidectomy (Four-Gland Exploration)

Parathyroidectomy (Minimally Invasive/Focused)

ParaUmbilical Hernia Repair

Perforated Duodenal Ulcer Repair (Graham Patch)

Pilonidal Abscess Drainage

Pilonidal Sinus Excision

Proctocolectomy with Ileoanal Pouch Anastomosis (IPAA)

R

11

Radiofrequency Ablation of Varicose Veins

Right Hemicolectomy (Open)

Right Hemicolectomy (Open) - Version 2

Right Hemicolectomy (Laparoscopic)

Right Hemicolectomy, Extended (Laparoscopic)

Right Hemicolectomy (Laparoscopic) - Version 2

Right Hemicolectomy (Laparoscopic) (Veress)

Right Hepatectomy

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (Laparoscopic)

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (Laparoscopic) (Veress)

Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (Emergency Open)

S

19

Segmental Colectomy (Laparoscopic)

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (Breast)

Sentinel Node Biopsy (Breast)

Sigmoid Colectomy (Open)

Sigmoid Colectomy (Laparoscopic)

Single Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (Laparoscopic)

Sleeve Gastrectomy (Laparoscopic)

Sleeve Gastrectomy (Laparoscopic) - Version 2

Sleeve Gastrectomy (Laparoscopic) (Variant)

Small Bowel Resection

Small Bowel Resection with Primary Anastomosis

Sphincteroplasty (Post-Obstetric External Anal Sphincter Repair)

Splenectomy (Open)

Splenectomy (Open) - Version 2

Splenectomy (Laparoscopic)

Splenectomy (Laparoscopic) - Version 2

Subtotal Colectomy and Ileorectal Anastomosis

T

11

Thoracic Oesophageal Perforation Repair

Thyroglossal Cyst Excision

Thyroglossal Cyst Excision (Sistrunk Procedure)

Thyroidectomy (Hemithyroidectomy/Lobectomy)

Thyroidectomy (Total)

Thyroidectomy (Total) with Central Neck Dissection

Total Gastrectomy (Laparoscopic)

Total Thyroidectomy

Transanal Excision of Rectal Tumour

Transhiatal Oesophagectomy

Truncal Vagotomy and Pyloroplasty

U

1

Umbilical Hernia Repair

V

7

Vagotomy (Truncal) with Pyloroplasty

Varicose Vein Surgery

Varicose Vein Surgery— Version 2

Ventral Hernia Repair (Open) (Components Separation)

Ventral Hernia Repair (Open) (Mesh)

Ventral Hernia Repair (Open) (Mesh) - Version 2

Ventral Hernia Repair (Laparoscopic) (IPOM)

W

5

Whipple's Procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy)

Wide Local Excision (Lumpectomy) — Wire-Guided

Wide Local Excision

Wide Local Excision (Breast)

Wide Local Excision (Lumpectomy) with Sentinel Node Biopsy