radical retropubic prostatectomy
Surgery to remove all of the prostate and nearby lymph nodes through an incision in the wall of the abdomen.
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133 matchesradical vulvectomy
Surgery to remove the entire vulva (the external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal lips, and the opening to the vagina) and nearby lymph nodes.
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A thin, tube-like instrument used to remove tissue from inside the body.
Read definitionretropubic prostatectomy
Surgery to remove the prostate through an incision made in the wall of the abdomen.
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RNA from a virus that is used to insert genetic material into cells.
Read definitionsalpingo-oophorectomy
Surgical removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries.
Read definitionsegmental cystectomy
Surgery to remove part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine).
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The removal of cancer as well as some of the breast tissue around the tumor and the lining over the chest muscles below the tumor.
Read definitionsegmentectomy
Removal of one anatomical unit of an organ along its own blood supply, so the cut runs where nature already divided it.
Read definitionsimple mastectomy
Removal of the breast.
Read definitionsimple nephrectomy
Surgery to remove one kidney.
Read definitionsimple vulvectomy
Surgery to remove the entire vulva (the external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal lips, and the opening to the vagina).
Read definitionskinning vulvectomy
Surgery to remove the top layer of skin of the vulva (the external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal lips, and the opening to the vagina).
Read definitionsleeve lobectomy
Surgery to remove a lung tumor in a lobe of the lung and a part of the main bronchus (airway).
Read definitionsplenectomy
A splenectomy is a surgical procedure that removes all or part of the spleen, performed for injury, disease, or certain blood disorders.
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Surgery to remove a thrombus (blood clot) from a blood vessel.
Read definitionthyroidectomy
Thyroidectomy removes part or all of the thyroid gland to treat conditions such as nodules, overactive thyroid, or thyroid cancer.
Read definitiontotal hysterectomy
The commonest misunderstanding in gynecology: total means the cervix as well, not the ovaries as well.
Read definitiontotal laryngectomy
An operation to remove all of the larynx (voice box).
Read definitiontotal mastectomy
Removal of the breast.
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