surgical exploration
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsurgicalandexploration
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surgical
adjective
uk/ˈsɜː.dʒɪ.kəl/us/ˈsɝː.dʒɪ.kəl/
used for ...
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exploration
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌek.spləˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌek.spləˈreɪ.ʃən/
the activity of searching and finding out ...
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(Definition ofsurgicalandexplorationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It was decided to proceed withsurgicalexplorationand, ifwarranted, to place a further stent under direct vision.
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Management may be conservative, with bed-rest, head elevation and symptomatic treatment, orsurgicalexplorationif symptoms persist or there is a clear relationship to trauma.
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Echocardiography revealed the aneurysmal dilation of the right atrium, but a definite diagnosis was obtained only aftersurgicalexploration.
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A deep nylon suture was found and removed atsurgicalexploration.
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Our particular case was misdiagnosed until the time ofsurgicalexploration.
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Presbitero et al3 reported on 12 children, 11 of whom hadsurgicalexplorationat the age of five days to 12 years.
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Surgicalexplorationis necessary for people with penetrating injuries and signs of peritonitis or shock.
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Before the advent of sophisticated medical imaging techniques,surgicalexplorationwas the standard of care.
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A chronically discharging ear must be treated as a cholesteatoma until proven otherwise; hence, there must be immediatesurgicalexploration.
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The traumatic bone cyst treatment consists ofsurgicalexploration, curettage of the osseous socket and bony walls, subsequent filling with blood, and intralesional steroid injections.
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Once suspected, there should be immediatesurgicalexplorationto determine if a cholesteatoma has formed as this must be removed if present.
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All stingray injuries should be medically assessed; the wound must be thoroughly cleaned, andsurgicalexplorationis often required to remove any barb fragments remaining in the wound.
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