Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...
SEGMENTAL pulmonary resection for bronchiectasis is based on the concept that it is most advantageous to conserve all healthy tissue and limit resection to the specific pulmonary segments destroyed by ...
Surgery may be underused in patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC), suggest the investigators of a recent study. 1 But when to operate? And what is the optimal surgical approach?