Removal of an organ. For maxillofacial prosthetics, removal of the eye and surrounding contents from the orbit, called orbital exenteration; usually implies the fabrication of an orbital prosthesis.
Inner organs or contents of a body cavity.
Surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity, as those of the pelvis.
An operation in which all the contents of the eye socket (orbit) are removed, leaving only the bony walls intact. The bone is covered by a skin graft. This operation is sometimes necessary when there is a malignant tumor in the orbit.
Exenteration is a surgical procedure that involves removing all organs and soft tissues within a body cavity, typically as a measure to halt the spread of cancer. It’s occasionally used in the field of ophthalmology, where it involves the removal of the eye along with the contents of the eye socket.
Extraction of organs from the thoracic or abdominal region.
The displacement of abdominal organs through a surgical opening or incision.
Extraction of the contents from an organ, such as the eye.