valvuloplastyn.
/ˈvalvjʊləʊˌplasti/ Surgery.
Surgical repair of a (usually cardiac) valve.
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rhinoplastic1823
rhinoplasty1828
cheiloplasty1842
uranoplasty1844
staphyloplasty1846
uranoplastic1850
genyplasty1857
stomatoplasty1860
palatoplasty1873
posthioplasty1874
perineoplasty1875
vaginoplasty1877
myringoplasty1879
thoracoplasty1890
tracheloplasty1890
labioplasty1896
utriculoplasty1910
angioplasty1912
pyeloplasty1913
mammaplasty1938
valvuloplasty1948
tympanoplasty1955
tuboplasty1961
balloon angioplasty1980
blepharoplasty-
1948 D. E. Harken et al. in New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 25 Nov. 801 (heading) The surgical treatment of mitral stenosis. I. Valvuloplasty.
1948 D. E. Harken et al. in New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 25 Nov. 805/2 The two commissures are cut away.., with a view toward restoring some valvular action to the distorted, thickened leaflets... This is the simplest form of ‘valvuloplasty’.
1983 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. II. xiii. 220/2 The propriety of cardiac investigation with a view to tricuspid and/or pulmonary valvuloplasty or replacement is not in doubt.
1989 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 6 May 1251/2 Advanced age is a sufficient risk factor for mitral valve replacement to warrant balloon valvuloplasty as the preferred first line treatment for mitral valve stenosis.
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