diverticulopexy

An operation to obliterate a diverticulum without resecting it, usually by securing the tip to a nearby structure so the diverticulum no longer fills. [diverticulum + G. pexis, fixation]

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di·ver·ti·cu·lop·exy -'läp-ək-sē n, pl -ex·ies surgical obliteration or fixation of a diverticulum

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di·ver·tic·u·lo·pexy (di″vər-tik″u-lo-pekґse) surgical fixation of a diverticulum in a new position following its separation from the initial adjacent or adherent structures.