Sentence examples for conserving procedures from inspiring English sources

We identified subsequent breast conserving procedures done on the same breast (that is, coded with the same laterality) by using a range of breast operation codes (B28.1, B28.2, B28.3, B28.4, B28.5, B28.8, and B28.9) (see appendix for description of codes).

The purpose of this study was to investigate treatment of uterine leiomyoma by hysterectomy and uterine conserving procedures (UCPs).

The use of breast conserving procedures was highest in Switzerland (70%).

Curative breast cancer resections were defined as total mastectomy (B27) and breast conserving procedures for cancer (B281-B282) from the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS) Classification of Interventions and Procedures (NHS Connecting for Health, 2009).

NABON guideline quality indicators are also incorporated in the programme (e.g. access time for the first visit to the Breast Unit, time spent in the process, number of breast conserving procedures and all diagnostic and treatment decisions being made in an appropriate multidisciplinary setting)[ 19].

One situation can be illustrated by considering a primary tumour and its regional lymphatics separately (e.g. in breast conserving procedures) where the primary tumour and its regional lymphatics are separated anatomically.

Hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) is a bone conserving procedure compared with the traditional total hip arthroplasty (THA) [ 1, 2].

A breast reoperation may involve a further breast conserving procedure or mastectomy.

Either the breast is removed by mastectomy or the tumour only as part of a breast conserving procedure.

7 12 13 It is likely to cause a significantly poorer cosmetic outcome, regardless of whether the reoperation is a second breast conserving procedure or a mastectomy.

This means that, of the 5943 women who had a second breast conserving procedure, 13.8% (12.9% to 14.7%) were again found to have inadequate margins and needed at least one more reoperation.