colposuspension

colposuspension

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n.
a surgical operation in which the upper part of the vaginal wall is fixed to the anterior abdominal wall by unabsorbable suture material. Performed through an abdominal incision, this sling operation is used in the surgical treatment of prolapse of the vaginal wall, particularly when stress incontinence exists. See also Stamey procedure.

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col·po·sus·pen·sion (kol″po-səs-penґshən) bladder neck suspension.

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