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Because of that, it was decided a resection, or removal of part of Duff’s brain, would not be possible, so the deep brain stimulation was chosen.
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Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 29 Feb. 2024
In such cases, doctors will often recommend a transurethral resection, a procedure to remove extra prostate tissue.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
This is a temporary solution after a colon resection—it’s done so poop doesn’t pass through your colon, where there’s a fresh wound that could become infected that way.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Mar. 2024
Those with celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, resections, hemorrhoids, or bariatric surgery are more at risk of iron loss, and may have trouble absorbing iron.
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024
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Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 29 Feb. 2024
In such cases, doctors will often recommend a transurethral resection, a procedure to remove extra prostate tissue.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
This is a temporary solution after a colon resection—it’s done so poop doesn’t pass through your colon, where there’s a fresh wound that could become infected that way.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Mar. 2024
Those with celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, resections, hemorrhoids, or bariatric surgery are more at risk of iron loss, and may have trouble absorbing iron.
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Resection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resection. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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resection
noun
re·sec·tion
ri-ˈsek-shən 
: the surgical removal of part of an organ or structure
pancreatic resection
resection of the lower bowel
resection of a tumor
see abdominoperineal resection, mikulicz resection, segmental resection, wedge resection
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