exploratory surgery

We have to go all the way in, to conduct exploratory surgery.

Two days later he died on the operating table during exploratory surgery.

Sometimes it even takes exploratory surgery to pinpoint the problem.

In September of that year, exploratory surgery suggested the cancer had gone no further.

He later underwent exploratory surgery to try and solve the problem.

She had to have exploratory surgery to determine the extent of her injuries.

They finally decide to do exploratory surgery and explain things to Emma.

Exploratory surgery would be necessary to determine if he actually possessed a chin.

The doctor did exploratory surgery and removed a spot on her lung.

As a last hope, House orders an exploratory surgery.

Several hours passed and senior doctors in the obstetrics department did exploratory surgery.

Willis had exploratory surgery on Tuesday afternoon and was expected to be released in the next four days.

Asked about solving the budget crisis, he said "everything is on the table" so often that it began to sound like exploratory surgery.

"We'll do the exploratory surgery this afternoon," she said cheerfully.

They'd told him, you see, that he didn't need to undergo exploratory surgery, which he'd asked them for.

He was retired at the age of 9 due to complications following exploratory surgery on an ankle.

It felt like someone had performed exploratory surgery with a jackhammer on his chest.

To distinguish between the two, women with abnormal test results have to undergo exploratory surgery, and many are found to be free from cancer.

He has spent the past five weeks recovering from exploratory surgery in which doctors removed some small tumors and found others.

So far, the attack on Timber was not an all-out slaughter, but more like exploratory surgery.

"These used to be my pants a week ago," said the man, who was scheduled for exploratory surgery of his stomach on Thursday.

Don't spend any money on exploratory surgery that merely tells the doctors what they already know.

Based on purpose: Exploratory surgery is performed to aid or confirm a diagnosis.

Agnes is about to leave for exploratory surgery.

I was told that I should have exploratory surgery to see what was wrong.