Eponymous surgical procedures are generally named after the surgeon or surgeons who performed or reported them first. In some instances they are named after the surgeon who popularised them or refined existing procedures, and occasionally are named after the patient who first underwent the procedure.
Procedure Name Field Description External link or referenceAnderson-Hynes pyeloplasty James Christie Anderson, Wilfred Hynes Urology Dismembered type of pyeloplasty used to treat stricture of the uretero-pelvic junction Bankart repair Arthur Bankart Orthopaedic surgery Procedure to treat recurrent shoulder dislocation by suturing the joint capsule to the glenoid labrum Belsey fundoplication Ronald Herbert Robert Belsey Upper gastrointestinal surgery Fundoplication with 240° wrap Bentall's procedureHugh BentallCardiothoracic surgeryComposite graft replacement of the aortic valve, aortic root and ascending aorta, with re-implantation of thecoronary arteries into the graftBier's blockAugust BierAnesthesiologyIntravenous regional anesthesia. Usually used for short upper limb surgeries.Billroth's operation I Theodor Billroth Upper gastrointestinal surgery Resection of the pyloric antrum and end-to-end anastomosis of the gastric remnant to the duodenum Billroth's operation II Theodor Billroth Upper gastrointestinal surgery Resection of the pyloric antrum and side-to-side anastomosis of the gasstric remnant to the jejunum Blalock–Hanlon shunt Alfred Blalock, C. Rollins Hanlon Paediatric surgery Palliative atrial septostomy to treat infants with complete transposition of the great arteries Blalock–Taussig shunt Alfred Blalock, Helen B. Taussig Paediatric surgery Palliative surgical procedure to treat infants with cyanotic heart defects Burrow's triangle excisionKarl August von BurrowReconstructive surgeryTriangles of skin adjacent to a sliding flap are excised to facilitate movement of the flapCollis gastroplasty John Leigh Collis, British cardiothoracic surgeon Upper gastrointestinal surgery Procedure for lengthening oesophagusOften used in conjunction with Nissen or Belsey fundoplication to treat gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Dor fundoplication Dor Upper gastrointestinal surgery Partial fundoplication with 180° anterior wrapThe Dor fundoplication may be performed together with the Heller myotomy to reduce the incidence of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease encountered after the Heller myotomy () Dor fundoplication at Medilexicon.com Finney pyloroplasty Finney 1902 Upper gastrointestinal surgery Foley operation Frederic Foley Urology Pyeloplasty performed to treat stricture of the uretero-pelvic junction Fontan procedure François Fontan Pediatric surgery Palliative procedure used to treat complex congenital heart defects in children Gavriliu's operation Dan Gavriliu Upper gastrointestinal surgery Procedure to replace or bypass the esophagus with part of the stomach Gillies liftHarold GilliesMaxillofacial SurgeryProcedure to lift depressed fractured zygoma via temporal approachGundersen flap Trygve Gundersen Ophthalmology Procedure to replace a damaged section of cornea with part of the conjunctiva Hadfield's procedure Geoffrey John Hadfield Oncologic Surgery, Breast surgery Surgical removal (excision) of all lactiferous ducts of the breast for managing duct ectasia. Halsted's operation (hernia) William Stewart Halsted General surgery Repair of inguinal herniaTechnique also developed by Edoardo Bassini during the 1880s Halsted's operation (mastectomy) William Stewart Halsted Breast surgery Radical mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer Hartmann's operation Henri Albert Hartmann Colorectal surgery Resection of the rectosigmoid colon with closure of the rectal stump and formation of a colostomy Heineke–Mikulicz pyloroplasty Hermann Heineke, Jan Mikulicz-Radecki Upper gastrointestinal surgery Heller myotomy Ernest Heller Upper gastrointestinal surgery Procedure in which the lower oesophageal sphincter is cut to allow passage of food into the stomach in patients with achalasia Homans operation John Homans Vascular surgery Ligation of the femoral vein to prevent pulmonary embolism in patients with deep venous thrombosis Ivor Lewis oesophagoastrectomy Ivor Lewis (1895–1982) Upper gastrointestinal surgery Trans-thoracic removal of the oesophagus and part of the stomach to treat cancer of the oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal junction Jaboulay's pyloroplasty Mathieu Jaboulay Upper gastrointestinal surgery Pyloroplasty by forming a side-to-side gastroduodenal anastomosis Jaboulay–Winkelmann operation Mathieu Jaboulay, Karl Winkelmann (1863 – 1925) Urology Excision of tunica vaginalis to treat hydrocele testis Kasai procedure Morio Kasai Paediatric surgery A gastrointestinal tract surgery to treat infants with biliary atresia Kausch–Whipple procedure Walther Kausch, Allen Whipple Upper gastrointestinal surgery Radical pancreaticoduodenectomy used to treat cancer of the head of the pancreas Keller's excision arthroplastyWilliam L. KellerOrthopaedic surgeryProximal third of proximal phalanx is excised in Hallux valgus Killian's operation Gustav Killian Otolaryngology Operation to treat frontal sinusitis Ladd's procedureWilliam LaddUpper gastrointestinal surgeryDone for small intestinal malrotation. Lisfranc's amputation Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin Orthopaedic surgery Partial foot amputation through the tarsometatarsal joint Lord's procedure for haemorrhoids Peter H. Lord Colorectal surgery Digital anal dilatation under general anaesthetic to treat haemorrhoids or anal fissure Lord's procedure for hydrocele Peter H. Lord Urology Incision and eversion of the tunica vaginalis to treat hydrocele testis Mayo RepairGeneral SurgeryRepair of Umblical hernia Double breasted (Vast over Trouser) Miles operation William Ernest Miles Colorectal surgery Abdominoperineal resection of the rectum to treat rectal cancer Mohs surgery Frederic E. Mohs Dermatology surgery Microscopically controlled surgery to treat common skin cancers, most often basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma Nissen fundoplication Rudolph Nissen Upper gastrointestinal surgery, laparoscopic surgery Gastric fundus is wrapped fully around the lower oesophagus to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease Paul's operation Frank Thomas Paul (1851–1941) Colorectal surgery Extra-abdominal resection of colon Phemister graftDallas B. PhemisterBone graftMethod of bone graft which uses bone tissue harvested from the patient to treat slow-healing, or delayed union bone fractures.Polya gastrectomy Eugen Pólya Upper gastrointestinal surgery Partial gastrectomy with posterior gastrojejunostomy, a modification of the Billroth II operation Ramstedt's pyloromyotomyWilhelm RamstedtUpper gastrointestinal surgerySplits hypertrophic muscle and leaves mucosa intact in Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis Roux-en-Y anastomosis César Roux Upper gastrointestinal surgery End-to-side anastomosis between cut end of small bowel and distal small bowel Sistrunk procedureWalter SistrunkOtorhinolaryngologySurgical management option for thyroglossal cyst. Complete excision of thyroglossal tract with removal of hyoid and suprahyoid tract. Smith's operation Henry Smith Ophthalmology Removal of intact immature cataract from within the lens (i.e. intracapsular cataract removal) Syme's amputation James Syme Orthopaedic surgery Amputation of the foot at the ankle with removal of the malleoli Tommy John surgery Tommy John Orthopaedic surgery Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction Named after the Major League Baseball pitcher who was the first professional athlete to undergo the procedure, in 1974. Toupet fundoplication Andre Toupet Upper gastrointestinal surgery Fundoplication with 270° posterior wrap Laparoscopy Hospital article Trendelenburg's operationDescribed by Trendelenburg in 1908, first performed successfully by Martin Kirschner in 1924 Friedrich Trendelenburg Cardiothoracic surgery Pulmonary embolectomy for the treatment of pulmonary embolism Wertheim's operationAlso known as Watkins-Schauta-Wertheim operation, Wertheim-Meigs operation and Wertheim-Schauta operation Ernst Wertheim Gynaecology Radical abdominal hysterectomy used to treat cervical cancer Whipple's procedure Allen Whipple Upper gastrointestinal surgery Radical pancreaticoduodenectomy used to treat cancer of the head of the pancreas
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