Medical dictionary. 2011.
Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz operation — an operation for the correction of stress incontinence; the anterior portion of the urethra, vesical neck, and bladder are sutured to the posterior surface of the pubic bone … Medical dictionary
Operation — Although there are many meanings to the word operation , in medicine it refers to a surgical procedure. To put matters more formally, an operation is an act or series of acts performed upon the body with the hand alone or by means of an… … Medical dictionary
Marshall — Don, U.S. ophthalmologist, *1905. See M. syndrome. Eli K., U.S. pharmacologist, 1889–1966. See M. method. John, English anatomist, 1818–1891. See M. vestigial fold, M. oblique vein. Victor F., U.S. urologist, *1913. See M. test, M. Marchetti test … Medical dictionary
Marchetti — Andrew A., U.S. obstetrician and gynecologist, 1901–1970. See Marshall M. test, Marshall M. Krantz operation … Medical dictionary
Krantz — Kermit E., U.S. obstetrician gynecologist, *1923. See Marshall Marchetti K. operation … 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
bladder neck suspension — any of various methods of surgical fixation of the urethrovesical junction area and the bladder neck to restore the neck to a high retropubic position for relief of stress incontinence. The group includes the Marshall Marchetti Krantz operation… … Medical dictionary
