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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.
wedge resection, the surgical excision of part of an organ, such as part of an ovary containing a cyst. The segment excised may be wedge-shaped. 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. wedge resection A triangular piece of tissue removed in surgery, most commonly obtained in 2 distinct contexts Gynecology A cuneiform section from an ovary which, by an unknown mechanism, may induce ovulation in polycystic ovaries, usually
performed after clomiphene and gonadotropic therapy have failed to correct infertility in ♀ with polycystic ovaries–Stein-Leventhal syndrome Surgical oncology A wedge of lung, often subpleural, which contains a small radiologically
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