enucleation

Enucleation of one or both eyes, when vision cannot be saved.

The patient may be fitted for an artificial eye after enucleation.

Enucleation is the removal of a nucleus from its cell.

In some cases, removal of the eye may be necessary (enucleation).

Enucleation in general refers to removing the nucleus of something.

Enucleation may be required to remove a blind and painful eye.

The orbital implant is inserted at the time of enucleation.

A meta-analysis of 5-year mortality rates following enucleation, 1966 through 1988.

This appears to decrease the likelihood of recurrence over enucleation alone.

Children who manifest no obvious external findings can often avoid enucleation.

Porous polyethylene enucleation implants have been used since at least 1989.

Enucleation: Surgery to remove the eye and part of the optic nerve.

If treatment is enucleation, chemotherapy to shrink the tumor may be given before surgery.

Removal of the eye (enucleation) is an option if pain or further complications arise.

Diktyoma is treated by either close observation, or enucleation of the eye.

This commonality can lead to misdiagnosis and the unnecessary enucleation of an eye as a result.

Treatment ranges from simple enucleation of the cyst to curettage to resection.

However, the conservative enucleation is the treatment of choice for most odontogenic cysts.

Treatment is by enucleation, or surgical removal.

If the cancer is in one eye and the tumor is large, treatment is usually enucleation.

Single lesion in head of the pancreas: Enucleation.

Enucleation refers to removal of the eyeball itself, while leaving surrounding tissues intact.

Rupture of the eye is more serious, and requires immediate enucleation, though the procedure itself carries a good prognosis.

Enucleation: Surgery to remove the tumor only.

There is concern, however, that evisceration may lead to a higher incidence of SO compared to enucleation.