Kausch–Whipple procedure. Radical pancreaticoduodenectomy
Kelikian procedure. Syndactyly procedure with skin incision and repair that eliminates the webbing and resection of the proximal half of each adjacent digit proximal phalanx.
Keller procedure. Excision of the proximal end of the proximal phalanx to line it up with the metatarsal shaft, with placement of a temporary wire or pin; treatment for hallux valgus (bunion).
Keller–Mayo procedure. Treatment for hallux valgus (bunion) with resection of joint and joint prosthesis in proximal phalanx.
Kocher maneuver. (1) Mobilization of the duodenum during abdominal surgery to expose structures of the retroperitoneum; (2) closed reduction of a shoulder dislocation using traction and external rotation of the humerus.
Kocherization. Mobilization of the duodenum during abdominal surgery to expose structures of the
retroperitoneum.
Kraske procedure. Excision of the coccyx and part of the sacrum in a sacral approach to rectal cancer surgery, with partial proctectomy and anastomosis.
Krause operation. Exposure of the trigeminal ganglion and nerve root of the cerebellopontine angle for decompression.
Kroenlein procedure. Lateral orbitotomy, usually to access a lesion or for decompression.
Krukenberg procedure. Amputation of the hand with creation of a pincer from the forearm stump.
Kuhnt–Szymanowski procedure. Lower blepharoplasty for ectropion with wedge excision
