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resection
(redirected from Surgical resection)

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

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.

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

resection
[risek′shən]
the excision of a significant part of an organ or structure. Resection of an organ may be partial or complete. One type of resection is a wedge resection. resect, v.

resection,
n excision of a considerable portion of an organ.
resection, root,

resection
excision of a portion of an organ or other structure.

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.

resection 
A surgical procedure used in strabismus in which a portion of an extraocular muscle is removed (usually at its insertion) and the muscle is reattached at or near the original site of insertion. This is carried out to shorten and strengthen the muscle. See enophthalmos; recession; strabismus surgery.

resection
 Excision Surgical removal of a tumor or organ. See Abdominal-perineal resection, Colon resection, Endometrial resection, En bloc resection, Gastrocnemius resection, Human factors resection, Laparoscopic resection, Laparoscopic-assisted resection, Oncologic resection, Wedge resection.


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