cystectomyn.
Surgery.
Surgical removal of either the gall bladder or all or part of the urinary bladder, or of a cyst.
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oncotomy1728
enucleation1874
sequestrotomy1874
necrotomy1890
cystectomy1891
strumectomy1894
papillectomy1900
sequestrectomy1940
polypectomy1950
tylectomy1972
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [noun] > abdominal operations > on gall-bladder, etc.
cholecystotomy1880
cholecystectomy1885
cystectomy1891
cholecystenterostomy1904
cholecystostomy1908
choledochotomy1908
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [noun] > abdominal operations > on bladder or urinary vessels
cutting on the gripe1676
cystotomy1721
lithotomy1721
lithotrity1830
lithotripsy1834
litholysis1856
boutonnière1884
cystectomy1891
ureterectomy1893
urethrectomy1893
cysticotomy1900
cystostomy1910
ureterosigmoidostomy1934
1891 C. W. M. Moullin Surg. Index Cystectomy.
1896 J. G. Smith Abdom. Surg. (ed. 5) II. ix. 961 Weir of New York records three cases of partial cystectomy. In one he removed a triangular portion of the bladder measuring 2½ inches on the sides.
1910 Practitioner Mar. 377 The performance of cystectomy.
1962 Lancet 19 May 1048/2 Total cystectomy was necessary.
1967 S. Boyarsky Neurogenic Bladder xxvi. 203/2 Three patients continued to have chronic cystitis with copious drainage of purulent material from the urethra. Cystectomy was performed in all 3 after attempts at local therapy with anti-bacterial irrigations.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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