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LASER TREATMENT OF EYE (glaucoma or retina problems):
1. Loss of vision or decrease in vision.
2. Increase in eye pressure (glaucoma).
3. Visual distortion.
4. Need for surgery inside of the eye.
5. Need for additional repeat laser treatment to correct clouding
of vision.
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LASER CAPSULOTOMY (creation of opening in lens membrane):
1. Loss of vision or decrease in vision.
2. Failure to improve vision.
3. Glaucoma (increased eye pressure).
4. Retinal
detachment (separation of nerve layers of eye).
5. Dislocation of lens implant.
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LUMBOPERITONEAL SHUNT PLACEMENT:
Note: Itemization of the procedures and risks under a particular
specialty does not preclude
other qualified practitioners from using those risks identified for that
particular procedure.
1. Inflammation reaction in nerves of spinal canal.
2. Curvature of spine.
3. Shifting/movement of brain with neurological impairment.
4. Headaches.
5. Spasticity.
6. Difficulty swallowing.
7. Other neurological difficulties.
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LUMPECTOMY (PARTIAL EXCISION OF BREAST) WITH AXILLARY DISSECTION:
1. Infection.
2. Blood clot (hematoma).
3. Disfiguring scar.
4. Fluid collection in axilla (arm pit).
5. Numbness to arm.
6. Swelling of arm on side of surgery.
7. Damage to nerves of arm or chest wall, resulting in pain,
numbness, weakness.
8. Local recurrence of cancer.
9. complication of irradication.
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LUNG RESECTION:
1. Prolonged air leak.
2. Empyema (collection of pus).
3. Need for additional
surgery to control infection, bleeding or
air leak.
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