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resection [ri′sek·shən] (engineering) A method in surveying by which the horizontal position of an occupied point is determined by drawing lines from the point to two or more points of known position. A method of determining a plane-table position by orienting along a previously drawn foresight line and drawing one or more rays through the foresight from previously located stations. (medicine) The surgical removal of a section or segment of an organ or other structure. 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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Predisposing factors include H pylori infection, atrophic gastritis, pernicious anemia and gastric resection >15 years ago. Gore's Medical Products Division provides such healing solutions as synthetic blood vessels, patches for soft tissue regeneration, staple line reinforcement material to protect against leakage in pulmonary and gastric resections, and surgical sutures for use in vascular, cardiac, general surgery and orthopedic procedures. In this report, we describe the metastasis of a gastric stromal tumor to an intramammary lymph node and synchronous small bowel metastasis four years after primary gastric resection. |
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