exploratory surgery
noun
: surgery done to find and identify a problem
He underwent exploratory surgery.
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Doctors had detected it during an exploratory surgery after getting abnormal results from a routine CT scan, per The Athletic.
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Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
During an exploratory surgery to address the issue, doctors also discovered a cyst on her right ovary and scarring caused by endometriosis.
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Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
Doctors then proceeded with exploratory surgery.
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Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
After three rounds of antibiotics, McEneaney decided to do exploratory surgery and ended up spotting a piece of hair out of the corner of his eye.
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Angela Haupt,
Time,
22 May 2025
The next step was going to be exploratory surgery in his lower left leg that could have required months of rehabilitation.
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Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
10 July 2024
Her husband underwent exploratory surgery and then was to be transferred to the York Street campus.
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Ed Stannard,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2024
Clinical investigations could not provide an immediate explanation, but her deteriorating condition eventually prompted exploratory surgery.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2024
Jim Nelson was having exploratory surgery for throat cancer in just a few days.
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Ruth Graham,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 Sep. 2023
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Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
During an exploratory surgery to address the issue, doctors also discovered a cyst on her right ovary and scarring caused by endometriosis.
—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
Doctors then proceeded with exploratory surgery.
—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
After three rounds of antibiotics, McEneaney decided to do exploratory surgery and ended up spotting a piece of hair out of the corner of his eye.
—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
22 May 2025
The next step was going to be exploratory surgery in his lower left leg that could have required months of rehabilitation.
—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
10 July 2024
Her husband underwent exploratory surgery and then was to be transferred to the York Street campus.
—
Ed Stannard,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2024
Clinical investigations could not provide an immediate explanation, but her deteriorating condition eventually prompted exploratory surgery.
—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2024
Jim Nelson was having exploratory surgery for throat cancer in just a few days.
—
Ruth Graham,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 Sep. 2023
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“Exploratory surgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploratory%20surgery. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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