extracapsular

Examples

• All

• The surgeon opted for an extracapsular approach to minimize damage to the surrounding tissues.

• In more than 1,000 extracapsular tonsillectomies, they have proved to be a safe and efficient instrument for achieving bloodless dissection with minimal damage to surrounding tissues.

  Academic text (2004)

• The procedure leaves a smaller surgical wound than do extracapsular techniques.

  Academic text (2004)

• In each series, the pain and bleeding associated with the intracapsular procedure were less than those associated with extracapsular techniques.

  Academic text (2004)

• Patients with extracapsular rupture of a parathyroid adenoma may present with diverse symptomatology.

  Academic text (2006)

• They found that the intracapsular procedure was associated with less morbidity and bleeding than was classic total (extracapsular) tonsillectomy.

  Academic text (2004)

• Extracapsular enucleation of the tumor will result in up to a 90% local recurrence rate because of the presence of microscopic pseudopodia, which tend to grow through the pseudocapsule.

  Academic text (2001)

• During the study, they noted that patients experienced fewer complications with the extracapsular technique compared to the intracapsular method.

Antonyms

I

intracapsular

• Specialized

8.5

Inside the thin covering found around parts like a joint or eye lens

Compounds

E

extracapsular surgery

• Specialized

8.5

A cataract operation that removes the front of the lens and keeps the back capsule to hold an artificial lens

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology