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urethroplasty

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urethroplasty /ure·thro·plas·ty/ (u-re´thro-plas″te) plastic surgery of the urethra.
u·re·thro·plas·ty (y-rthr-plst)
n.
Reparative or plastic surgery of the urethra.
urethroplasty
[yoo͡rē′thrəplastē′]
a surgical procedure for the repair of a urethra, as in the correction of hypospadias.
urethroplasty [u-re´thro-plas″te]
plastic repair of the urethra.
urethroplasty
plastic repair of the urethra.
Brown urethroplasty technique
a surgical treatment for urine reflux and accompanying chronic urogenital disease in mares. By using layers of the vestibular floor, the urethral lumen is extended caudally to open at the vulvar cleft.
sling urethroplasty
a surgical technique for increasing proximal urethral resistance in the management of urinary incontinence. Seromuscular flaps, dissected from the midtrigone area, are reflected around the bladder neck and proximal urethra and sutured together, creating a constricting band.
urethroplasty
Urology Reconstructive surgery to create a urethra in a penis–eg, to correct injury or a birth defect
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