resection

re·sec·tion (ri sek′s̸hən)

noun

Surgery the removal of part of an organ, bone, etc.
Surveying a method of determining the location of a point by taking observations from it to points of known location

Etymology: L resectio < resectus: see resect

Preposition: of

endometrium: Uterine malignancy that had not been diagnosed at transcervical resection of the endometrium was present at hysterectomy in two women.
metastasis: Radical resection of selected bone metastases not only improves quality of life for patients, it also leads to good long-term outcomes.
prostate: Systemic antibiotic prophylaxis should probably be given to men undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate.
polyp: AB - A double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III cancer prevention trial in subjects with previous resection of adenomatous colon polyps is nearing completion.
tumor: Of 8 patients, 7 underwent resection of the residual tumor.
carcinoma: Thus, after transurethral resection of a superficial carcinoma of the urinary bladder, aftercare focuses on follow-up cystoscopy.

Converse of object

undergo: Of 8 patients, 7 underwent resection of the residual tumor.

Preposition: for

carcinoma: Patterns of recurrence and survival after laparoscopic and conventional resections for colorectal carcinoma.

Adjective modifier

transurethral: Transurethral resection of the tumor in the urinary bladder was performed.
curative: A curative hepatic resection may be possible in selected patients.
transcervical: Short form 36 scores were also improved in both arms, although only transcervical resection returned them to normal values.
endoscopic: Our objective was to determine the efficacy of aggressive endoscopic resection of IP.
surgical: Surgical resection for the rare isolated lung disease may be possible.
hepatic: A curative hepatic resection may be possible in selected patients.

Noun used with modifier

subtotal: RESULTS: Ten patients had radical total resection and one had subtotal resection.
bowel: For someone who has had a large bowel resection a return to their previous dietary pattern should be possible.
tumor: All patients then underwent a planned radical tumor resection.
lobe: In the 1950s, Falconer at the Maudsley Hospital described anatomical temporal lobe resection.
wedge: You can have a wedge resection of the breast or of the lung, for example.
bloc: RESULTS: A radical en bloc resection of the tumor was only possible in 26 out of 60 cases.

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