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Excision

Known as: removal surgical procedure, ectomy, removals 
The act of cutting out; the surgical removal of part or all of a structure or organ.
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AdrenalectomyAppendectomyCervicectomyCholecystectomy procedure

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Resection of Local Recurrence of Rectal Cancer: Results
Abstract. Locally recurrent rectal cancer is a difficult clinical problem, and surgical resection can be done only in selected… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Local recurrence after sphincter-saving resection for rectal and rectosigmoid carcinoma. Value of various diagnostic methods.
The authors reviewed 51 cases of local recurrence after sphincter-saving resection for rectal and rectosigmoid carcinoma to… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Resection of solitary metastasis. Approach to palliative treatment of hepatic involvement with choroidal melanoma.
Local resection was performed as palliative treatment of solitary hepatic metastases from choroidal melanoma in two patients. One… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Ammonia toxicity resulting from glycine absorption during a transurethral resection of the prostate.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Abdominosacral resection for midrectal cancer. A fifteen-year experience.
From 1966 to 1981, 646 patients underwent resection for primary adenocarcinoma of the rectum by one surgeon (S.A.L.) in one… 
1980
1980
Is Alveolar Hydatid Disease of the Liver Incurable?
The etiologic agent of alveolar hydatid disease is Echinococcus multilocularis. Infestation of the liver by the larvae of this… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Changes in sucrase, enterokinase, and peptide hydrolase after intestinal resection. The association of cellular hyperplasia and adaptation.
In a study of changes in digestive enzymes after massive intestinal resection and the mechanisms by which such changes occur… 
Review
1973
Review
1973
Cell turnover following small bowel resection and by-pass.
Changes in epithelial cell turnover play a central role in the regenerative response of the residual small intestine after… 
Review
1955
Review
1955
Cervical sympathetic ganglionectomy and aqueous flow.
The role of the sympathetic nervous system for the regulation of intraocular pressure has been studied by many investigators… 
Highly Cited
1950
Highly Cited
1950
Experimental resection of the trachea.