cystotomy /cys·tot·o·my/ (sis-tot´ah-me) surgical incision of the urinary bladder.
cystotomy
vesicotomy [ves″ĭ-kot´ah-me]
cys·tot·o·my (s -st t  -m )n. Incision into the bladder. Also called vesicotomy. |
cystotomy
[sistot′əmē]
incision of the urinary bladder, often performed for removal of a calculus.
vesicotomy [ves″ĭ-kot´ah-me]
incision into the urinary bladder, usually done to divert the flow of urine when the bladder can no longer function as a reservoir. After incising the bladder the surgeon moves it forward and sutures the opening to the skin, forming a stoma. Patient care is similar to that required for cutaneous ureterostomy and ileal conduit. Called also cystotomy.
cystotomy
incision of the bladder. See also vesicotomy.
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