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bladder augmentation, augmentation cystoplasty, often achieved with the addition of a flap of bowel or stomach to the bladder to increase bladder volume. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Bladder augmentation is indicated when the resident has a very small bladder capacity and high voiding pressures. Before the introduction of InterStim Therapy in the late 1990s, treatment options for these problems were limited to medication, biofeedback and pelvic floor exercises at the start of the care continuum, and irreversible surgical procedures such as bladder augmentation, bladder removals and urinary diversions at the end. Some patients may undergo a surgical procedure known as bladder augmentation, but it is a major operation that has mixed results, he said. |
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