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mastectomy/ies - SM
Posted: Mar 14, 2012
I hear this both ways all the time. The patient had bilateral mastectomies. The patient had a bilateral mastectomy. Is either way okay?
I Look At It This Way - JC
[ In Reply To ..]You wouldn't say bilateral hand, you say bilateral hands. You wouldn't say bilateral foot, you say bilateral feet. SO, I go with the pleural. Either that, or I would change bilateral hands to bilateral hand...for ocnsistency.
disagree - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Mastectomy is a procedure. Hands and feet are body parts. We would certainly say "bilateral hand surgery" or "bilateral foot surgery". I favor single, or as dictated.
transcribe as dictated - nm
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Agree--as dictated. nm - jld
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