Dana operation. Incision of a sensory nerve root to relieve intractable pain or spasms; posterior rhizotomy.
Darrach’s procedure. Excision of the ulnar head to treat pain in the distal radioulnar joint; usually reserved for elderly patients because it limits functionality.
Denis Browne operation. Hypospadias repair with urethroplasty using the intact strip of epithelium to form the roof of the urethra; the stripped floor of the urethra heals secondarily.
Denver–Krupin procedure. Placement of an aqueous shunt into a subconjunctival extraocular reservoir for glaucoma.
Dor fundoplication. Surgical treatment of gastric reflux disease by wrapping the fundus of the stomach around the lower esophagus; the esophagus is treated with a onehalf wraparound.
Dwyer procedure. Making two cuts into the calcaneus, started on the outside calcaneus and converging to a point on the inside of the heel; bone is removed and remaining bone is secured with two screws; performed to correct an orthopedic defect of the foot
