1.   In one patient, who presented with a stricture nearly two years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, surgery seemed to be the only option.

2.   Bariatric surgery seemed like the logical next step.

3.   He will undergo a magnetic resonance imaging test Monday, and reconstructive surgery seems inevitable.

4.   Surgery seemed the best option.

5.   Surgery seemed the only viable option to remove the bezoar, but the woman also suffered from an inflamed pancreas and was not healthy enough for surgery.

6.   Surgery seemed excessive.

7.   Surgery seems necessary, but surgery also might hinder him the rest of his career.

8.   The history of discomfort and the presence of bone spurs in the shoulder make surgery seem likely.

9.   The surgery seemed to work but he succumbed to pneumonia.

10.   The surgeries have seemed endless.