11.   But against the Panthers they got back Palffy and defenseman Mathieu Schneider, who missed seven weeks after abdominal surgery.

12.   But for women with relatively large ones who hope to become pregnant, the only surgical option is myomectomy, abdominal surgery to remove the individual fibroids.

13.   But four months after major abdominal surgery, he was playing at Camden Yards as Baltimore clinched.

14.   But when Jozef Stumpel was sidelined for five weeks after abdominal surgery, Andy Murray had another idea.

15.   But when Jozef Stumpel was sidelined for five weeks after abdominal surgery, new Kings coach Andy Murray had another idea.

16.   Dean Chynoweth, who played two games for Providence last weekend during a conditioning assignment after rehabilitating from offseason abdominal surgery, will be in the lineup tonight.

17.   Defenseman Mathieu Schneider started the slide by missing eight weeks after abdominal surgery.

18.   Defenseman Mathieu Schneider, sidelined since mid-November after having abdominal surgery, was hoping to be back in early January.

19.   Earlier this week advisers to former Vice President Dan Quayle said he was running and would be campaigning as soon as he recuperated from abdominal surgery.

20.   He missed six weeks because of abdominal surgery.