resection
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She had a partial hysterectomy and bowel resection, and the endometriosis spread over her body including into her lungs.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
Patients who undergo small bowel resection include premature infants with necrotizing enterocolitis, a severe intestinal disease that requires removal of damaged tissue.
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
It was performed by Wilms and I believe they call it resection.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 by Various
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