ileocystoplasty /il·eo·cys·to·plas·ty/ (-sis´tah-plas″te) augmentation cystoplasty using an isolated segment of the ileum.
ileocystoplasty
il·e·o·cys·to·plas·ty ( l  - -ss t -pl st)n. Surgical reconstruction of the bladder using an isolated intestinal segment to augment bladder capacity. |
ileocystoplasty
[-sis′təplas′tē]
Etymology: L, ileum + Gk, kystis, bag, plassein, to mold
a surgical procedure in which the bladder is reconstructed by using a segment of the ileum for the bladder wall.
ileocystoplasty
repair of the wall of the urinary bladder with an isolated segment of the wall of the ileum.
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