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cystectomy
[si-stek-tuh-mee]
noun
plural
cystectomiesexcision of a cyst or bladder, usually the urinary bladder.
cystectomy
/ ɪˈɛəɪ /
noun
surgical removal of the gall bladder or of part of the urinary bladder
surgical removal of any abnormal cyst
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cystectomy1
Example Sentences
The trial included patients with BCG-unresponsive carcinoma in situ of the bladder, a condition that is notoriously difficult to treat and often leads to radical cystectomy.
"Our findings indicate that the combination of cretostimogene grenadenorepvec and pembrolizumab offers a unique, efficacious and durable bladder-preserving alternative strategy to radical cystectomy."
The surgeries he’d done on her — a cystectomy and “dilation and curettage,” a procedure to scrape tissue from inside her uterus — were without her consent, according to Amanda.
The new Lancet study is the most rigorous comparison to date for a specific type of surgery called cystectomy used for bladder cancer.
The percentages didn't look good on any other procedure than the radical cystectomy.
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