An adenectomy is the removal of all or part of the adenoid glands.
Adenectomy
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It depends on the name of the gland and there will be an ending '-ectomy'. That means to cut out.
The medical terminology for a surgical procedure to remove a gland is "gland excision" or "glandectomy."
The excision of a gland is adenectomy (aden means gland and -ectomy means surgical removal). Adenoidectomy is removal of the adenoids, which are not glands.adenectomy
Transsphenoidal Adenomectomy means through (trans) the sphenoid bone (sphenoidal) and surgical removal of gland (adenectomy). This surgery is used to remove the tumor in the pituitary gland, under the brain.
Transsphenoidal Adenomectomy means through (trans) the sphenoid bone (sphenoidal) and surgical removal of gland (adenectomy). This surgery is used to remove the tumor in the pituitary gland, under the brain.
Some pituitary tumors stabilize without treatment, but a neurosurgeon will operate at once to remove the tumor (adenectomy) or pituitary gland (hypophysectomy ) of a patient whose vision is deteriorating rapidly.
The excision of a gland is adenectomy (aden means gland and -ectomy means surgical removal). Adenoidectomy is removal of the adenoids, which are not glands.adenectomy