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Burch procedure

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procedure /pro·ce·dure/ (pro-se´jer) the manner of performing something; a method or technique.
arterial switch procedure  a one-step method for correction of transposition of the great arteries.
Burch procedure  a type of bladder neck suspension.
endocardial resection procedure  (ERP) surgical removal of a portion of left ventricular endocardium and underlying myocardium containing an arrhythmogenic area from the base of an aneurysm or infarction in order to relieve ventricular tachycardia associated with ischemic heart disease.
Fontan procedure  functional correction of tricuspid atresia by anastomosis of, or insertion of a nonvalved prosthesis between, the right atrium and pulmonary artery with closure of the interatrial communication.
Pereyra procedure  a type of bladder neck suspension.
Burch procedure
[berch]
a type of bladder neck suspension for stress incontinence, consisting of fixation of the lateral vaginal fornices to the iliopectineal ligaments.
Burch procedure [berch]
a type of bladder neck suspension for stress incontinence, consisting of fixation of the lateral vaginal fornices to the ileopectineal ligaments.
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The TOMUS study uses a composite primary outcome measure, with objective and subjective components, similar to the outcome measures utilized in the UITN's recently completed Stress Incontinence Surgical Treatment Efficacy Trial (SISTEr) trial (23) comparing the Burch procedure to autologous fascial slings.
The Trial Of Mid-Urethral Slings (TOMUS): design and methodology: ... by Journal of Applied Research
 
 
 
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