explantation
- noun
- /ˌɛksplænˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
explantación
- This stimulation was so painful and intractable that the patient was forced to stop using the device and requested an explantation.
- required explantation
Examples
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Four patients with soft tissue infection required explantation of their prosthesis, and two were successfully treated with oral antibiotics.
Academic text (2011) -
All patients underwent explantation and capsulectomy.
Academic text (2014) -
Third, we monitored the time required for explantation of electrodes.
Academic text (2001) -
In addition, 19.0% of periareolar incisions demonstrated soft tissue infection, and all of these cases required explantation.
Academic text (2011) -
But regardless of whether flap necrosis is a major or minor complication, it is one that is feared because it can necessitate explantation of an expensive device.
Academic text (1999) -
One patient who required explantation subsequently underwent elective autologous reconstruction using a free transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap.
Academic text (2011) -
The surgeon explained that an explantation might be necessary due to the complications caused by the implant.
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After experiencing severe pain, the patient opted for explantation of the device as a solution to her discomfort.
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Following a consultation, the doctor recommended explantation of the prosthetic, citing ongoing issues with infection.
Synonyms
13
6.9
An operation to remove part of the body or tissue
2
7.9
A medical operation that cuts out tissue or a growth
The removal of a body part or tissue by surgery
The removal of part of the body by surgery
How Invasive
- Specialized
14
3.9
- Specialized
- Specialized
2
7.9
106
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Explantation comes from ex- 'out' and plant 'to put in', like the word implant which means 'put in'. So explantation is the surgical removal of an implanted device, prosthesis, or transplanted tissue from a patient's body.