colposuspension
English
editEtymology
editFrom colpo- + suspension.
Noun
editcolposuspension (countable and uncountable, plural colposuspensions)
- (surgery) The use of sutures to support the neck of the bladder in order to reduce stress incontinence in women
- 2016 February 5, “Laparoscopic Pectopexy: A Biomechanical Analysis”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Noe et al. generally uses two single “interrupted” sutures or, in case of a colposuspension, a “continuous” type suture.