sigmoidectomy

IPA: sˈɪgmɔɪdˈɛktʌmi

Examples of "sigmoidectomy" in Sentences

Cancer Hospital in China performed a sigmoidectomy (anterior resection) on a 52-year old patient.
A 72-year-old female underwent sigmoidectomy for stage I (T2N0M0) sigmoid colon cancer in May 2008.
A sigmoidectomy is the surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon, usually to remove a malignant tumor.