Treatment failure can occur with any regimen in patients with or without HIV infection. Because the possibility of clinical relapse after syphilis therapy may be slightly higher in HIV-infected patients, the importance of closely following HIV-infected patients with syphilis cannot be overstated.
Lumpectomy (sometimes known as a tylectomy) is a surgical removal of a discrete portion or lump of breast, usually in the treatment of malignant tumor or breast cancer.
(Latin, caput medusae = medusa head). cholecystitis. acute or chronic inflammation of the gall bladder. laparoscopic cholecystectomy. surgery to remove a diseased gallbladder through a fiberoptic scope that is inserted into a small incision near the navel.