surgical resection (excision)

Indications: - neoplasm - lesion refractory to medical therapy - obstruction

Specific

adrenalectomy angiectomy arthrectomy; resection of joint arytenoidectomy bunionectomy bursectomy cardiectomy coccygectomy concha bullosa resection corneal wedge resection costotransversectomy creation of pericardial window cryptectomy cyst resection cystectomy dacryoadenectomy dacryocystectomy discectomy diverticulectomy embolectomy enucleation epididymectomy esophagectomy ethmoidectomy excision of benign skin lesion, face/ear/eyelid/nose/lips/mucous membrane excision of benign skin lesion, scalp/neck/hands/feet/genitalia excision of benign skin lesion, trunk/extremity excision of ganglion wrist excision of lesion of tendon sheath or joint capsule hand/finger exenteration (evisceration) extradural resection, anterior cranial fossa extradural resection, base of skull/C1-C3 extradural resection, base of skull/cavernous sinus/clivus extradural resection, infratemporal fossa/parapharyngeal space/petrous apex gastrectomy gingivectomy hepatectomy intestinal resection; enterectomy intradural resectioD, base of skull/cavernous sinus/clivus intradural resection, base of skull/C1-C3 iridectomy laminectomy laryngectomy laser excision lithotomy lumpectomy lymphadenectomy; lymph node dissection mastectomy mastoidectomy maxillectomy metatarsectomy microdochectomy myectomy myomectomy nephrectomy nodulectomy omentectomy operculectomy ostectomy ovariectomy (oophorectomy) palatoplasty (uvulopalatoplasty, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty) pancreatectomy pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure) parathyroidectomy pericardial window pericardiectomy phalangectomy pharyngectomy pleurectomy pneumonectomy proctosigmoidectomy; Hartmann's procedure prostatectomy rectosigmoidectomy removal by contouring of benign tumor of facial bone resection malignancy upper leg resection of abdominal neoplasm/cyst/endometrioma resection of ampulla of vater resection of aural glomus tumor resection of aural polyp resection of Bartholin's gland/cyst resection of benign lesion, face/ears/eyelids/nose/lips resection of benign lesion, scalp/neck/hands/feet/genitalia resection of bile duct neoplasm resection of bladder neck contracture resection of branchial cleft cyst resection of breast neoplasm resection of bulbourethral gland (Cowper's gland) resection of capsule/soft tissue/heterotopic bone, elbow resection of chest wall neoplasm resection of conjunctival lesion resection of cystic hygroma resection of dentoalveolar fibrous tuberosity resection of dentoalveolar lesion/neoplasm resection of dentoalveolar osseous tuberosity resection of dermoid cyst, nose resection of diaphragm resection of epididymal lesion resection of epiphyseal bar resection of esophageal lesion resection of excessive skin & subcutaneous tissue resection of external anal tag/papilla resection of external auditory canal lesion resection of external cardiac neoplasm resection of external ear resection of extraparenchymal testicular lesion resection of frenum labial/buccal resection of ganglion cyst, wrist resection of gastric ulcer/neoplasm resection of hydrocele resection of hyperplastic alveolar mucosa resection of infected graft resection of infected graft, abdomen resection of infected graft, thorax resection of intestinal lesion resection of intra-abdominal/etroperitoneal neoplasm/cyst/endometrioma resection of intracardiac neoplasm resection of lacrimal gland neoplasm resection of lactiferous duct fistula resection of lesion of floor of mouth resection of lesion of meniscus//capsule, knee resection of lesion of tendon sheath/capsule, leg ankle resection of lingual frenulum; lingual frenectomy resection of lip resection of maxillary neoplasm/cyst resection of mediastinal cyst resection of mediastinal neoplasm resection of mesenteric lesion resection of mucosa, vestibule of mouth as donor graft resection of mucosa/submucosa lesion, vestibule of mouth resection of Mullerian duct cyst resection of nasal polyp resection of neoplasm, shoulder resection of neurofibroma resection of neuroma resection of ovarian cyst; ovarian cystectomy resection of ovarian/tubal/peritoneal/uterine cancer resection of ovarian/tubal/uterine/peritoneal cancer resection of palate resection of palate lesion resection of pancreatic lesion resection of parotid neoplasm resection of penile plaque resection of pericardial cyst/neoplasm resection of perinephric cyst resection of pharyngeal wall resection of pilonidal cyst/sinus resection of popliteal cyst resection of presacral/sacrococcygeal neoplasm resection of pterygium resection of rectal neoplasm resection of rectal prolapse resection of rib resection of scleral lesion resection of scrotum resection of skin/subcutaneous tissue for hydradenitis resection of soft tissue neoplasm resection of soft tissue neoplasm, foot resection of spematic cord lesion resection of spermatocele resection of sublingual gland resection of sublingual salivary cyst resection of submandibular gland resection of tendon resection of tendon sheath lesion, wrist/forearm resection of thyroglossal cyst resection of thyroid cyst/adenoma resection of tongue lesion resection of tonsil tag resection of torus mndibularis resection of torus palatinus resection of tracheal neoplasm resection of tracheal stenosis/anastomosis resection of umbilicus; umbilectomy; omphalectomy resection of urachal cyst/sinus resection of urethral diverticulum resection of vaginal cyst/neoplasm resection of varicocele resection/ablation of intranasal lesion resection/ablation of lingual tonsil resection/ablation of pharyngeal lesion resection/ablation of Skene's glands resection/ablation of urethral carcinoma resection/ablation of urethral caruncle resection/ablation of urethral polyp resection/ablation of urethral prolapse resection/repair of rhinophyma resection/unroofing of renal cyst rhinectomy salpingectomy sclerectomy sequestrectomy sphincterectomy splenectomy submucous resection inferior turbinate surgical decortication surgical resection of breast lump surgical resection of ischial pressure ulcer surgical resection of nipple lesion surgical resection of pressure ulcer surgical resection of sacral pressure ulcer surgical resection of skin cancer surgical resection of trachanteric pressure ulcer surgical resection of trochanteric pressure ulcer sympathectomy temporal lobectomy thorascopy with resection of mediastinal neoplasm/cyst thorascopy with resection of pericardial neoplasm/cyst thrombectomy thymectomy thyroid lobectomy thyroidectomy tooth extraction trabeculectomy transurethral resection of bladder neck ureterectomy urethrectomy uvulectomy vaginectomy vermilionectomy; lip shave vesiculectomy vitrectomy vulvectomy wedge resection of ovary

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.