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Excision
Known as:
removal surgical procedure
, ectomy
, removals
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The act of cutting out; the surgical removal of part or all of a structure or organ.
National Institutes of Health
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Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology
Surgery specialty
epididymectomy
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Adrenalectomy
Appendectomy
Cervicectomy
Cholecystectomy procedure
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Results of Postoperative Radiotherapy for Resectable Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
M. Gerhards
,
T. V. van Gulik
,
D. Gonzalez
,
E. Rauws
,
D. Gouma
World Journal of Surgery
2003
Corpus ID: 7566213
The aim of this study was to assess the value of radiotherapy, and especially intraluminal brachytherapy, after resection of…
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Prognostic factors and survival after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma without cirrhosis
N. Nagasue
,
T. Ono
,
+4 authors
Masaaki Uchida
British Journal of Surgery
2001
Corpus ID: 10538157
Detailed follow‐up of patients with chronic hepatitis has resulted in increased diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in…
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Review
1995
Review
1995
Hepatic resection for colorectal liver metastases.
N. Hananel
,
J. Garzon
,
P. gordon
The American surgeon
1995
Corpus ID: 24354805
The lack of other effective treatment for colorectal liver metastases makes hepatic resection a primary treatment consideration…
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Experimental and clinical observations on hepatic cryosurgery for colorectal metastases.
T. Ravikumar
,
Glenn D. Steele
,
Robert A. Kane
,
Vinnie King
Cancer Research
1991
Corpus ID: 7809150
Cryosurgery, using liquid nitrogen at -196 degrees C, was explored for treating colorectal liver metastases in an experimental…
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Asymmetric expression in somites of cytotactin and its proteoglycan ligand is correlated with neural crest cell distribution.
Seong-Seng Tan
,
K. L. Crossin
,
Stanley Hoffman
,
Gerald M. Edelman
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
1987
Corpus ID: 21321636
The development of the vertebrate neural crest presents a particularly challenging problem in pattern formation. Several studies…
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Review
1978
Review
1978
A critical evaluation of the results of transurethral resection of the prostate.
C. Chilton
,
R. Morgan
,
H. R. England
,
A. Paris
,
J. Blandy
British Journal of Urology
1978
Corpus ID: 46461469
In a review of 1057 consecutive prostatectomies of which 95% were performed transurethrally, carcinoma was present in 11.8…
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Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Pathologic findings after cardiac valve replacement with glutaraldehyde-fixed porcine valves.
M. Fishbein
,
S. A. Gissen
,
J. Collins
,
E. Barsamian
,
L. Cohn
American Journal of Cardiology
1977
Corpus ID: 20071477
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Crohn's disease. A long-term study of the clinical course in 186 patients.
L. Bergman
,
U. Krause
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
1977
Corpus ID: 28019573
A series of 186 patients with Crohn's disease treated during the period 1956--1968 was followed up. During the follow-up period…
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Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Studies of small bowel adaptation after intestinal resection in the rat.
Elliot Weser
,
Mary H. Hernandez
Gastroenterology
1971
Corpus ID: 44832831
Highly Cited
1952
Highly Cited
1952
Recurrence in carcinoma of the colon and proximal rectum following resection for carcinoma.
W. Cole
Archives of Surgery
1952
Corpus ID: 9702487
ALL SURGEONS are aware of the relatively high incidence of local recurrence L at the suture line in primary resection and end-to…
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