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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*Excision and resection refer to work done on an INTERNAL body part. If it's an external body part consider instead use of '''[[Amputation]]'''. | *Excision and resection refer to work done on an INTERNAL body part. If it's an external body part consider instead use of '''[[Amputation]]'''. | ||
*The tricky distinction here is whether the excision was partial, total, or radical. This is usually indicated in the operative note written by the surgeon. | *The tricky distinction here is whether the excision was partial, total, or radical. This is usually indicated in the operative note written by the surgeon. | ||
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