Pinealectomy
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Specialty | endocrinology |
Pinealectomy is a surgical procedure in which the pineal gland is removed. It is performed only in rare cases, where a pineocytoma or a pineal gland cyst has become life-threatening.
See also
- Hypophysectomy
- Thyroidectomy
- Adrenalectomy
- List of surgeries by type
References
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