Halsted’s operation. (1) Repair of inguinal hernia; (2) radical mastectomy.
Hartmann’s operation. Resection of the rectosigmoid colon with creation of a colostomy.
Hartmann’s pouch. Closing of the distal anus and rectum at the proximal end to create a pouch that can be accessed only through the anus.
Heineke–Mikulicz pyloroplasty. Longitudinal incision along the pylorus that is closed transversely; the goal is to increase the diameter of a narrowed or thickened pylorus.
Heller operation. Esophagomyotomy in which the muscle of the lower esophageal sphincter is cut, usually to treat alachalsia.
Henderson procedure. Transconjunctival myotomy and incremental release of the levator aponeurosis from the anterior tarsal surface as a surgical treatment of eyelid retraction in Grave’s disease.
Heyman capsule. Radioactive cylinder inserted into the uterus or vagina (intracavitary) for the delivery of targeted, therapeutic radiation in a patient with a malignancy; placement is temporary.
Heyman procedure. Transfer of all five extensor tendons to respective metatarsal heads with anastomosis of distal stumps of long extensor tendons to short; fourth and fifth to short extensors of fourth.
Hoffmann apparatus. Four-pin device for percutaneous external skeletal fixation following closed reduction.
Homans–Miller procedure. Excision of subcutaneous lymphedematous tissue in the treatment of upper extremity lymphedema.
Huggins operation. Excision of testes in patients with metastatic prostate cancer to reduce serum testosterone levels in the patient.
Hummelsheim operation. Split-tendon transposition technique for strabismus repair
