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urethrovesical suspension — bladder neck s … Medical dictionary
Stamey procedure — an operation devised to cure stress incontinence of urine in women in which specially designed needles are employed to sling or hitch up the neck of the bladder to the anterior abdominal wall with unabsorbable suture material. See also… … Medical dictionary
Pereyra procedure — a type of bladder neck suspension similar to the Burch procedure; a loop of suture or other material is inserted through the paraurethral tissue near the bladder neck and attached to the abdominal fascia … Medical dictionary
urethrocystopexy — Fixation of urethra and bladder for stress incontinence. SYN: urethropexy. [urethro + G. kystis, bladder, + pexis, fixation] * * * ure·thro·cys·to·pexy (u re″thro sisґto pek″se) bladder neck suspension … Medical dictionary
colposuspension — Suture fixation of the lateral vaginal fornix to Cooper ligament on each side, as a modification and enhancement of the standard Marshall Marchetti Kranz urethrovesical … Medical dictionary
urethropexy — SYN: urethrocystopexy. [urethro + G. pexis, fixation] * * * ure·thro·pexy yu̇ rē thrə .pek sē n, pl pex·ies surgical fixation to nearby tissue of a displaced urethra that is causing incontinence by placing stress on the opening from the bladder * … Medical dictionary
Microbial cellulose — SEM micrograph of the wet structure of microbial cellulose Microbial cellulose is a form of cellulose that is produced by bacteria. It is widely used in the traditional Filipino dessert Nata de coco. Microbial cellulose was first confirmed as… … Wikipedia
cystourethropexy — cys·to·ure·thro·pexy (sis″to u reґthro pek″se) bladder neck suspension … Medical dictionary
Burch procedure — a type of bladder neck suspension that is a modification of the Marshall Marchetti Krantz operation for stress incontinence, consisting of fixation of the lateral vaginal fornices to the iliopectineal ligaments. Called also Burch colposuspension … Medical dictionary
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
