Topectomy

Translation of "topectomy" into Russian

topectomy

Noun

/təʊˈpɛktəmi/

/toʊˈpɛktəmi/

topectomy

topectomies pl

топэктомия

The patient underwent a topectomy to remove the affected brain tissue.

Пациенту была проведена топэктомия для удаления пораженной ткани мозга.

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topectomy

Noun

/təʊˈpɛktəmi/

/toʊˈpɛktəmi/

A neurosurgical procedure in which a localized portion of the cerebral cortex is excised, typically to relieve intractable epilepsy or other severe neurological or psychiatric disorders.

After drugs failed to control her seizures, the team recommended a topectomy to remove the epileptogenic focus.

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