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Common Treatment Procedures of the Endocrine System
Term | Definition |
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adrenalectomy | surgical removal of the adrenal gland |
oophorectomy | surgical removal of the ovaries |
orchiectomy | surgical removal of the testes |
pancreas transplantation | surgical transplant of a donor pancreas usually performed with multi-organ transplantation |
pancreatectomy | surgical removal of the pancreas |
parathyroidectomy | surgical removal of the parathyroid glands |
pituitary irradiation | radiation therapy of pituitary tumor |
thymectomy | surgical removal of the thymus gland |
thyroidectomy | surgical removal of the thyroid gland |
transsphenoidal hypophysectomy | surgical removal of all or part of the pituitary gland through the sphenoid sinus |