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neurectomy

[nü′rek·tə·mē]
(medicine)
Surgical removal of a portion of a nerve.
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For second-line treatment, vestibular neurectomy was preferred by 40.
Changing trends in the surgical treatment of Meniere's disease: Results of a 10-year survey. (Original Article)
Our study group was made up of five patients--three women and two men, aged 39 to 76 years, all white--who underwent retrosigmoid vestibular neurectomy for the treatment of intractable Meniere's disease at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Demyelination of vestibular nerve axons in unilateral Meniere's disease
Carson added: "I know horses that have had a neurectomy are banned from competing under BHA and International Equestrian Federation rules, and it is not a procedure that is widely recommended except, as I say, as a salvage procedure in horses that can't be treated in another way as an alternative to having to put them to sleep or being in pain.
Stable vets should know the rules of racing, says RCVS
Even though vestibular neurectomy is considered a "conservative" procedure with regard to auditory function, we never can be sure how the endolymphatic hydrops underlying Meniere's disease will affect the remaining auditory function in the postoperative period.
Combined vestibular neurectomy and endolymphatic sac shunt via the retrosigmoid approach in the treatment of Meniere's disease
Effect of illioinguinal Neurectomy on Chronic Pain following Herniorrhaphy.
COMPARISION OF POST OPERATIVE CHRONIC PAIN AFTER EXCISION OF ILIOINGUINAL NERVE IN LICHTENSTEIN'S HERNIOPLASTY
Palmar digital neurectomy in 24 horses using the guillotine technique.
Lesiones del tendon profundo como complicacion despues de una neurectomia; descripcion de un caso
He found that at 6 months postoperatively, pain was present in 5% patients on the nerve preserved side versus 0% on the nerve division side (9) In another randomized controlled trial, there was a lower incidence of chronic pain in the neurectomy group compared to the non-neurectomy group at 6 months (12) Malekpour et al found that post-operational pain was less in nerve-excised group in the first month after surgery.
Outcome of elective prophylactic ilioinguinal neurectomy in prevention of chronic groin pain after open inguinal hernia repair
2%) cases, post neurectomy were 2 patients and one case of multiple sclerosis had TGN.
TRIGEMINAL NERVE COMPRESSION TECHNIQUE FOR THE TREATMENT OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA: STUDY OF 80 CASES IN 10 YEARS
Finally, surgical options such as neurectomy, salivary gland excision, salivary duct ligation or relocation, and DBS have also been explored to ameliorate drooling/dysphagia [50, 118, 184-187].
Gastrointestinal dysfunctions in Parkinson's disease: symptoms and treatments
Because overlooking MTP joint instability can lead to residual pain after neurectomy for interdigital neuroma [4], it is important to understand the relationship between these two pathologies.
Interdigital Neuroma in the Second Intermetatarsal Space Associated with Metatarsophalangeal Joint Instability
Jooma stated includes intrathecal baclofen pump, Selective neurectomy, selective dorsal rhizotomy, orthopedic procedures.
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At his inquiry, Johnson, whose big-race triumphs for Wylie included the Arkle with Tidal Bay, further Cheltenham Festival successes with Arcalis and No Refuge, and two Royal Ascot victories, admitted running Striking Article eight times after the gelding had undergone a palmar neurectomy - the removal of part of the palmar digital nerves - which causes horses to lose feeling in the back of the foot.
Johnson: no plans for quick return to training

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