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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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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Results of Postoperative Radiotherapy for Resectable Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
The aim of this study was to assess the value of radiotherapy, and especially intraluminal brachytherapy, after resection of… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Surgical management of non-small cell lung cancer with synchronous brain metastases.
OBJECTIVES Published series on the synchronous combined resection of brain metastases and primary non-small cell lung cancer are… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Beta-galactosidase gene transfer to human malignant glioma in vivo using replication-deficient retroviruses and adenoviruses.
Both retro- and adenovirus-mediated gene therapy have been suggested as a novel approach to the treatment of malignant brain… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Intraoperative electrocorticography during tumor resection: impact on seizure outcome in patients with gangliogliomas.
Gangliogliomas are indolent neoplasms that are often associated with long-standing intractable seizures. The seizure-free outcome… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Increased content of an endogenous lactose-binding lectin in human colorectal carcinoma progressed to metastatic stages.
The quantity and localization of two lactose-binding lectins with molecular weights of 31,000 and 14,500 in human colorectal… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Experimental and clinical observations on hepatic cryosurgery for colorectal metastases.
Cryosurgery, using liquid nitrogen at -196 degrees C, was explored for treating colorectal liver metastases in an experimental… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Asymmetric expression in somites of cytotactin and its proteoglycan ligand is correlated with neural crest cell distribution.
The development of the vertebrate neural crest presents a particularly challenging problem in pattern formation. Several studies… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
A critical evaluation of the results of transurethral resection of the prostate.
In a review of 1057 consecutive prostatectomies of which 95% were performed transurethrally, carcinoma was present in 11.8… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Studies of small bowel adaptation after intestinal resection in the rat.
Highly Cited
1949
Highly Cited
1949
Role of the kidney in pathogenesis of hypertension as determined by a study of the effects of bilateral nephrectomy and other experimental procedures on the blood pressure of the dog.
0 NE of the difficulties involved in determining experimentally the exact r8le which the kidney plays in the pathogenesis of… 
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