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cystoplasty

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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.

cys·to·plas·ty (sst-plst)
n.
Surgical repair of a defect in the urinary bladder.

cystoplasty
plastic repair of the bladder.


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