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Kelly plication

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plication /pli·ca·tion/ (pli-ka´shun) the operation of taking tucks in a structure to shorten it.
Kelly plication  suture of the connective tissue between the vagina and the urethra and the floor of the bladder for correction of stress incontinence in women.

Kelly plication,
an operation for correction of stress incontinence in women. The connective tissue between the vagina and the urethra and the floor of the bladder are sutured to form a wide shelf of firm tissue supporting the urethra and bladder.

Kelly plication
Gynecology A vaginal procedure for urinary stress incontinence. See Urinary continence.


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