resection

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She had a partial hysterectomy and bowel resection, and the endometriosis spread over her body including into her lungs.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The researchers evaluated whether WUSTL0717 could counteract the severe weight loss that often follows small bowel resection.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

At age 15, Murray was hospitalized for more than two months after his intestines twisted and he required an emergency resection that resulted in post-operative internal bleeding.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

Medical experts said that the most common treatment was a transurethral resection of the prostate, in which a surgeon scrapes out the inside of the prostate gland, giving the urethra more space.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2024

It was performed by Wilms and I believe they call it resection.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 by Various