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splenectomy [splə′nek·tə·mē] (medicine) Surgical removal of the spleen. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| y) Sex Primary Diagnosis 1 76 M Emergency hemicolectomy with 2 Gore-Tex patches (b) in abdomen 2 45 M Emergency laproscopic surgery to drain pancreatic acsites 3 35 F Emergency gastric bypass revision and spleenectomy 4 78 M Dissecting abdominal aortic aneurysm with surgical repair 5 62 M Cancer of the cervical spine with roentgenographic therapy and chemotherapy 6 72 M CABG, hemicolectomy-ileostomy, and spleenectomy Daily Unassisted Breathing Days on Patient Trials (min) Ventilator No. nbsp;were "welded off" (sealed by welding), which allowed us to save the patient's spleen and avoid a spleenectomy. |
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