resection

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This procedure, known as a radical small bowel resection, can save lives.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

At age 15, Murray was hospitalized for more than two months after his intestines twisted and he required an emergency resection that resulted in post-operative internal bleeding.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

Medical experts said that the most common treatment was a transurethral resection of the prostate, in which a surgeon scrapes out the inside of the prostate gland, giving the urethra more space.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2024

But in this case, the craniotomy and resection, or tissue removal, was the best option, Grannan said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2023

What Billroth has described under the name of muco-salivary diphtheritis, as it occurs after the extirpation of a large portion of the tongue and resection of the lower jaw, belongs to this class.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various