| undergo surgery | 212.90 | She underwent surgery in February. | ||
| have surgery | 137.66 | I had oral surgery last night. | ||
| perform surgery | 31.07 | His surgery was also performed by Warren. | ||
| require surgery | 30.81 | Back injury, requiring surgery. | ||
| need surgery | 27.91 | He needed surgery. | ||
| follow surgery | 18.17 | Surgery is followed by radiation. | ||
| do surgery | 7.04 | We do surgery. | ||
| bypass surgery | 4.02 | ...heart bypass surgery. | ||
| avoid surgery | 3.95 | Can Nicklaus avoid hip surgery? | ||
| schedule surgery | 3.23 | Surgery was scheduled for Sunday. | ||
| recommend surgery | 2.76 | Immediate surgery was recommended. | ||
| await surgery | 2.63 | Yeltsin is in hospital awaiting heart surgery. | ||
| face surgery | 2.44 | Calichman faces surgery. | ||
| include surgery | 2.11 | Including cosmetic surgery. | ||
| consider surgery | 1.91 | Surgery was considered. | ||
| plan surgery | 1.84 | No surgery was planned. | ||
| postpone surgery | 1.84 | They postpone elective surgeries. | ||
| survive surgery | 1.71 | She survived heart surgery this spring. | ||
| cancel surgery | 1.65 | She canceled the surgery. | ||
| delay surgery | 1.51 | It seemed pointless to delay surgery any longer. |