Collocations for surgery - noun

major, radical | minor | extensive | further | successful, unsuccessful | keyhole, laser | invasive
One of his specialities is minimally invasive surgery.

elective, emergency, experimental, exploratory, remedial
They discussed whether patients should have to pay for all elective surgery.

cosmetic, plastic | general | abdominal, brain, bypass, cardiac, gastric, heart, knee, open-heart, orthopaedic, paediatric

have, undergo
She had minor surgery on her knee.

perform
He has been performing heart surgery for ten years.

need, require

after/before/during ~
She felt weak for six months after undergoing major abdominal surgery.

~ for
emergency surgery for a twisted gut

~ to
After the accident, she needed extensive plastic surgery to her face.

open | afternoon, evening, morning | dental, doctor''s, GP''s, veterinary

do, have, hold
I''ll do morning surgery, if you like. | We only have a morning surgery. | He holds surgery from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

attend, go to
those attending the doctor''s surgery with physical symptoms | I''ll have to go to the surgery to pick up the prescription.

hours

in a/the ~
Dr Smith isn''t in the surgery today.