- urethrocystopexy
- Fixation of urethra and bladder for stress incontinence. SYN: urethropexy. [urethro- + G. kystis, bladder, + pexis, fixation]
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ure·thro·cys·to·pexy (u-re″thro-sisґto-pek″se) bladder neck suspension.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
urethrocystopexy
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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
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
