adrenalectomy
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- noun
- /əˌdrɛnəˈlɛktəmi/
- Specialized
- For this boarding way, adrenalectomy, nephrectomy, colposuspension, lumbar sympathectomy, and abdominal aorta aneurysm resection can be carried out with a recommendation grade B/C.
Examples
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After her diagnosis, she decided to undergo an adrenalectomy to remove the affected gland.
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She was diagnosed with recurrent pheochromocytoma and then underwent a left cortical-sparing adrenalectomy with implantation of adrenal tissue in the left forearm.
Academic text (2007) -
Although the benefits obtained after bilateral adrenalectomy in Cushing's disease are evident, these patients continue to have health problems whether they are operated on through an open or closed pathway.
Academic text (2007) -
She was diagnosed with right-sided pheochromocytoma, which was surgically treated with an adrenalectomy.
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Nineteen months earlier, he had undergone a nephrectomy and adrenalectomy for a 7.5-cm-diameter renal carcinoma.
Academic text (2001) -
The surgeon explained that an adrenalectomy is often necessary to treat certain adrenal tumors.
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The doctors performed an adrenalectomy to help alleviate the patient's severe hormonal imbalances.
Synonyms
Surgery to remove one or both glands above the kidneys
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Adrenalectomy is made of ad- 'to' and renal 'kidney', so adrenal means 'next to the kidney'. The ending -ectomy means 'removal', as in appendectomy, so an adrenalectomy is an operation to remove an adrenal gland that sits by the kidney.