In this procedure, a small incision is made in the abdomen, near or in the navel.

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The study compared a relatively small number of women who had undergone the procedure - called oopherectomy - with those who had not.

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He survived the procedure once already, making him one of just a small handful of players in history to recover from it.

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Researchers said the negative vertebroplasty findings raise questions about the effectiveness of a related procedure called kyphoplasty, in which the cement is injected after a small balloon is inflated to restore the shape of the broken vertebra.

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In my research on the Internet, I discovered another option that had not been well publicized, and certainly wasn't an option discussed by my doctors at that time ---- LRPS. Laproscopic radical prostatectomy surgery is a procedure using micro surgical instruments inserted in the body via a few small incisions.

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Another procedure performed within the eye removes a targeted strip of the trabecular meshwork with a small tool.

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But it can be hard to grow outside of a relatively small niche, as most potential customers may consider it to be an expensive elective cosmetic procedure that, given other uses for their money, they can do without.

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The civic groups can also take the credit for another, admittedly small, step: party leaders will now probably make the selection procedure for parliamentary candidates a little more open.

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