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  2. Polyp (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Sessile polyps have a shorter pathway for migration of invasive cells from the tumor into submucosal and more distant structures, and they are also more difficult to remove and ascertain. Sessile polyps larger than 2 cm usually contain villous features, have a higher malignant potential, and tend to recur following colonoscopic polypectomy. [18]

  3. Calculus (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Many stone types can be detected by ultrasound; Factors contributing to stone formation (as in #Etiology) are often tested: Laboratory testing can give levels of relevant substances in blood or urine; Some stones can be directly recovered (at surgery, or when they leave the body spontaneously) and sent to a laboratory for analysis of content

  4. Vascular surgery - Wikipedia

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    Modern vascular surgery includes open surgery techniques, endovascular (minimally invasive) techniques and medical management of vascular diseases - unlike the parent specialities. The vascular surgeon is trained in the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting all parts of the vascular system excluding the coronaries and intracranial ...

  5. Glossary of medicine - Wikipedia

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    The term geriatrics comes from the Greek γέρων geron meaning "old man", and ιατρός iatros meaning "healer". However, geriatrics is sometimes called medical gerontology. Gonad – A gonad, sex gland, or reproductive gland [193] is a mixed gland that produces the gametes (sex cells) and sex hormones of an organism.

  6. Sessile serrated lesion - Wikipedia

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    A sessile serrated lesion (SSL) is a premalignant flat (or sessile) lesion of the colon, predominantly seen in the cecum and ascending colon. SSLs are thought to lead to colorectal cancer through the (alternate) serrated pathway. [1] [2] This differs from most colorectal cancer, which arises from mutations starting with inactivation of the APC ...

  7. Lithotomy - Wikipedia

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    Lithotomy from Greek for "lithos" and "tomos" (), is a surgical method for removal of calculi, stones formed inside certain organs, such as the urinary tract (kidney stones), bladder (bladder stones), and gallbladder (), that cannot exit naturally through the urinary system or biliary tract.

  8. Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Symptomatic patients: open surgical decompression is the mainstay of treatment for PAES. [26] The release of entrapment is achieved by performing division of the medial head of the gastrocnemius or musculotendinous band. The surgery can be performed with either posterior or medical approaches.

  9. Medical dictionary - Wikipedia

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    A medical dictionary is a lexicon for words used in medicine. The four major medical dictionaries in the United States are Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, Stedman's, Taber's, and Dorland's. Other significant medical dictionaries are distributed by Elsevier. Dictionaries often have multiple versions, with content ...