cystoplasty


cystoplasty

 [sis´to-plas″te] plastic surgery of the bladder, usually referring to some type of augmentation cystoplasty.augmentation cystoplasty enlargement of the bladder by grafting to it a detached segment of intestine (enterocystoplasty) or stomach (gastrocystoplasty). Called also bladder augmentation.sigmoid cystoplasty cystoplasty" >augmentation cystoplasty using an isolated segment of the sigmoid colon for the graft.

cys·to·plas·ty

(sis'tō-plas'tē), Any reconstructive operation on the urinary bladder. Compare: ileocystoplasty, colocystoplasty. [cysto- + G. plastos, formed]

cystoplasty

(sĭs′tə-plăs′tē)n. Surgical repair of a defect in the urinary bladder.

cys·to·plas·ty

(sis'tō-plas-tē) Any reconstructive surgery on the urinary bladder.
Compare: ileocystoplasty[cysto- + G. plastos, formed]

cystoplasty

Any structural surgical procedure performed on the urinary bladder. Clam augmentation cystoplasty is a complex surgical procedure used to treat the condition of unstable or irritable (hyper-reflexive) bladder. The organ is split into two and then reconstituted using a patch of gut taken from the small intestine. This greatly weakens bladder function and prevents full voiding but is effective in controlling involuntary urination.