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cystoplasty /cys·to·plas·ty/ (-plas″te) plastic repair of the bladder.
augmentation cystoplasty enlargement of the bladder by grafting to it a detached segment of intestine (enterocystoplasty) or stomach (gastrocystoplasty). sigmoid cystoplasty augmentation cystoplasty using an isolated segment of the sigmoid colon. cystoplasty [sis´to-plas″te] plastic surgery of the bladder, usually referring to some type of augmentation cystoplasty. augmentation cystoplasty enlargement of the bladder by grafting to it a detached segment of intestine (enterocystoplasty) or stomach (gastrocystoplasty). Called also bladder augmentation. sigmoid cystoplasty augmentation cystoplasty using an isolated segment of the sigmoid colon for the graft.
augmentation cystoplasty Urology Reconstructive surgery in which a segment of the bowel is removed and used to replace part of the diseased bladder, in Pts with severe urge incontinence Complications Bowel obstruction, blood clots,
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