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reoperation

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reoperation
Surgery A 2nd surgical procedure in the same site for the same indications, which may be due to failed therapy–eg, persistent Sx from BPH or tumor recurrence–eg, ovarian CA. Cf Second look operation.


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Continent urinary procedures achieve 82% continence rates, yet complications require reoperation in 10% to 15% of these patients.
Surgical considerations are then addressed in chapters discussing cardiac surgery operation and reoperation, prosthetic materials, cardiac transplantation, transcatheter interventions, and noncardiac surgery.
Malter AD, McNeney B, Loeser JD, Deyo RA (1998): 5-year reoperation rates after different types of lumbar spine surgery.
 
 
 
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