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The statement added, “As part of his treatment plan, he subsequently underwent decompressive surgery to ease swelling.”

From New York Times • May 16, 2022

Luján was transferred to the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, where he underwent decompressive surgery to ease swelling in his brain, Sanchez said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2022

“As part of his treatment plan, he subsequently underwent decompressive surgery to ease swelling,” the statement said.

From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2022

“As part of his treatment plan, he subsequently underwent decompressive surgery to ease swelling.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2022

Radical operative treatment is contra-indicated in intra-medullary and in metastatic growths, but decompressive measures may be employed for the relief of pain.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander