resection

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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

Overall, preoperative imaging is helpful in determining the amount of tissue resection, or removal, required for patients with symptomatic DLM.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024

But experts say that the most common and appropriate treatment is a transurethral resection of the prostate, or TURP.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2023

In the case of a metacarpal or metatarsal bone, sub-periosteal resection is the procedure of choice, saving the articular ends if possible.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis