colposuspension

colposuspension /col·po·sus·pen·sion/ (-sus-pen´shun) bladder neck suspension.

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colposuspension

[kol′posuspen′shun]

bladder neck suspension.

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suspension [sus-pen´shun]

1. temporary cessation, as of pain or a vital process.

2. a supporting from above, as in treatment where extremities are elevated with a traction device.

3. a preparation of a finely divided, undissolved substance dispersed in a liquid vehicle.

bladder neck suspension any of various methods of surgical fixation of the urethrovesical junction area and the bladder neck to restore the neck to a high retropubic position for relief of stress incontinence. Among numerous types of procedures are the Burch procedure and the Pereyra procedure. Called also colposuspension.

colloid suspension a colloid system; see colloid (def. 2). Sometimes used specifically for a sol in which the dispersed phase is solid and the particles are large enough to settle out of solution.

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colposuspension

a surgical procedure used in the treatment of urinary incontinence caused by urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence in female dogs. The procedure aims to move an intrapelvic bladder neck to an intra-abdominal position. Called also vaginal advancement.