Resection

resection /re·sec·tion/ (-sek´shun) excision.

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root resection  apicoectomy.

transurethral resection of the prostate  (TURP), transurethral prostatic resection resection of the prostate by means of an instrument passed through the urethra.

wedge resection  removal of a triangular mass of tissue.

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re·sec·tion (r-skshn)

n.

1. Surgical removal of part of an organ or a structure.

2. Removal of the articular ends of one or both bones forming a joint.

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Resection

The surgical removal of part of an organ or body structure, as in rib resection.

Mentioned in: Bile Duct Cancer, Empyema, Malignant Melanoma

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resection,

n excision of a considerable portion of an organ.

resection, root,

n See amputation, root.

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resection

excision of a portion of an organ or other structure.

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en bloc resection

radical resection or amputation.

gastric resection

partial gastrectomy.

lateral ear resection

a surgical procedure, usually performed in dogs with otitis externa, in which the lateral cartilaginous plate of the vertical portion of the external ear canal is removed, thereby exposing the horizontal canal for drainage and easier application of topical medications. See also formston-mccunn method, lacroix operation, zepp operation.

submucosal resection

a procedure in which the mucosa, e.g. of a prolapsed vagina, is stripped from a circumferential segment and the opposing edges sutured so as to take a tuck in the length of the wall of the viscus.

vertical ear canal resection

total removal of the vertical portion of the external ear canal. Performed in dogs with chronic otitis externa with severe hyperplasia of the meatal epithelium without involvement of the horizontal canal.

wedge resection

removal of a triangular mass of tissue.