• Fistula

    A newly developed duct or channel that connects two hollow spaces, e.g. between two hollow organs or between an organ and the surface of the body.

  • Flexion contracture

    Condition used to describe a joint that cannot even be passively straightened.

  • Fluorescence microscopy

    Colouring of tumour tissue under the special light of a surgical microscope.

  • Fluoroscopic imaging

    Immediate, ongoing, dynamic x-ray imaging of the body.

  • Foramen ovale

    Opening between the left and right heart atriums that closes after birth.

  • Formal resection

    Removal of large parts of the liver and/or an entire lobe of the liver along anatomical lines.

  • Fracture

    Broken bone.

  • Functional follow-up treatment

    The affected leg is moved after the operation, but not subjected to any weight. Depending on the fracture, the patient can start putting their full weight on the leg again after 8 to 12 weeks.

  • Further services

    Waiting time for medications from the hospital chemist before discharge

  • Fusion protein

    Cell protein made of components from two different proteins. These proteins are created by errors in the cell’s genetic material.

  • Gastrectomy

    Surgical removal of the stomach.