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  2. Amputation - Wikipedia

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    Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventive surgery for such problems.

  3. Hemicorporectomy - Wikipedia

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    The surgical procedure is typically done in two stages, but it is possible to conduct the surgery in one stage. The first stage is the discontinuation of the waste functions by performing a colostomy and ileal conduit in the upper abdominal quadrants. The second stage is the amputation at the lumbar spine. [5] [6]

  4. List of -ectomies - Wikipedia

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    Hemicolectomy is the removal of half the colon or the large intestine. Hemicorporectomy is the surgical amputation of the entire body below the waist, including the legs, genitalia, urinary system, pelvic bones, anus, and rectum. Hemilaminectomy is the surgical trimming or partial removal of the lamina portion of a spinal vertebra.

  5. My Rare Cancer Has Recurred 3 Times in 3 Years. At Age ... - AOL

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    My surgeon was able to remove two of the three during my biopsy, and that post-op pathology came back positive for cancer. ... On Oct. 29, I had my transhumeral amputation. During the surgery, I ...

  6. Replantation - Wikipedia

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    Replantation or reattachment is defined as the surgical reattachment of a body part (such as a finger, hand, or toe) that has been completely cut from the body. [1] Examples include reattachment of a partially or fully amputated finger, or reattachment of a kidney that had had an avulsion-type injury.

  7. Hemipelvectomy - Wikipedia

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    Hemipelvectomy, also known as a pelvic resection, is a surgical procedure that involves the removal of part of the pelvic girdle. This procedure is most commonly performed to treat oncologic conditions of the pelvis. [1] [2] Hemipelvectomy can be further classified as internal and external hemipelvectomy.

  8. I mutilated my Barbies — and so did you. Here's why ... - AOL

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    All reported damaging their dolls by cutting off the hair, painting them, or even removing appendages,” noted the findings, in which one girl discussed switching the heads on Ken and Barbie and ...

  9. Appendectomy - Wikipedia

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    Harry Hancock performed the first abdominal surgery for appendicitis in 1848, but he did not remove the appendix. [26] In 1889 in New York City, Charles McBurney described the presentation and pathogenesis of appendicitis accurately and developed the teaching that an early appendectomy was the best treatment to avoid perforation and peritonitis.