Pereyra procedure

procedure /pro·ce·dure/ (pro-se´jer) the manner of performing something; a method or technique.

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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.

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Pereyra procedure (colposuspension) [pĕ-ra´rah]

1. a surgical technique for the correction of stress incontinence: a loop of suture or other material is inserted through the paraurethral tissue near the bladder neck and attached to the abdominal fascia in order to elevate the bladder.

2. a type of bladder neck suspension similar to the Burch procedure; a loop of suture or other material is inserted through the paraurethral tissue near the bladder neck and attached to the abdominal fascia.