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ganglionectomy /gan·gli·on·ec·to·my/ (gang″gle-ah-nek´tah-me) excision of a ganglion.

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Excision of a ganglion. Also called gangliectomy.

ganglionectomy (gang´lēōnek´t

mē),

n the excision of a ganglion.

ganglionectomy

excision of a ganglion; gangliectomy.

ganglionectomy

Neurosurgery Excision of a sensory or autonomic ganglion–eg, dorsal root ganglionectomy, usually to manage treatment refractory pain–eg, from occipital neuralgia Surgery Excision of a ganglion cyst, see there

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gangliectomy			Postsynaptic activation in median eminence nerve endings shortly after superior cervical ganglionectomy was accompanied by a decrease in TSH release. Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary by Robert A., Anderson / Townsend Letter 29) Since 1970, most reports have shown a significant decrease in sudden death with left stellate ganglionectomy, but other studies have been less successful. Thoracoscopic sympathectomy for palmaris hyperhidrosis. (Original ... by Heniford, B. Todd / Southern Medical Journal Once diagnosed, treatment may include beta-blockers, mexilitene, stellate ganglionectomy, pacemaker therapy, implantable defibrillator, or combinations of the above. Sudden cardiac death in children and adolescents by Berger, Stuart / AMAA Journal			gangliated gangliated nerve gangliectomy gangliform gangliitis ganglio- ganglioblast gangliocyte gangliocytoma ganglioform ganglioglioma ganglioglioneuroma gangliolysis ganglioma ganglion ganglion blocking ganglion cell ganglion cyst ganglion impar ganglion of autonomic plexuses ganglion of sympathetic trunk ganglionar neuroma ganglionated ganglionated nerve ganglionated neuroma ganglionectomy ganglioneuritis ganglioneuroma ganglionic ganglionic blockade ganglionic blocking agent ganglionic crest ganglionic cyst ganglionic glioma ganglionic layer of cerebellar cortex ganglionic motor neuron ganglionic neuroma ganglionic ridge ganglionitis ganglionitis, acute posterior ganglionostomy ganglioplegic ganglioradiculitis ganglioside gangliosidosis gangliosidosis type I gangliosidosis type II gangrene gangrenosis gangrenous gangrenous appendicitis			Ganglion Cell Complex Ganglion Cell Fiber Layer Ganglion cell layer Ganglion cell of the retina Ganglion cell of the retina Ganglion cells Ganglion cells Ganglion Cells to Displaced Amacrines Ganglion cyst Ganglion Cyst Involvement of Peripheral Nerves Ganglion cysts Ganglion geniculi Ganglion geniculi ganglion impar ganglion impar ganglion impar ganglion of autonomic plexuses Ganglion of Meckel ganglion of sympathetic trunk Ganglion ridge Ganglion ridge Ganglion ridge Ganglion-Blocking Agent ganglionar neuroma Ganglionary ganglionated ganglionated ganglionated nerve ganglionated neuroma Ganglionectomies ganglionectomy ganglioneuritis ganglioneuroma ganglioneuroma ganglionic ganglionic ganglionic ganglionic blockade ganglionic blockade ganglionic blockade ganglionic blockade ganglionic blockade ganglionic blocking agent ganglionic blocking agent ganglionic blocking agent ganglionic blocking agent ganglionic blocking agent ganglionic column ganglionic crest ganglionic cyst ganglionic glioma ganglionic layer of cerebellar cortex ganglionic layer of cerebellum ganglionic layer of cerebellum ganglionic layer of cerebellum ganglionic layer of cerebellum Ganglionic Local Opioid Application ganglionic motor neuron ganglionic neuroma ganglionic polyradiculoneuritis ganglionic ridge

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