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

The researchers evaluated whether WUSTL0717 could counteract the severe weight loss that often follows small bowel resection.

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

Radical resection or cauterization of the base is unwise because of the probable impairment of the voice, or cicatricial stenosis, without in anyway insuring against repullulation.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier