sacrocolpopexy

English

Etymology

sacro- +‎ colpopexy

Noun

sacrocolpopexy (plural sacrocolpopexies)

  1. (surgery) Surgical fixation of the prolapsed uterus or vagina to the sacrum, as a surgical procedure for repairing pelvic organ prolapse.
    • 2016 February 5, “Laparoscopic Pectopexy: A Biomechanical Analysis”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0144143:
      Literature suggests abdominal sacrocolpopexy to still be the gold standard [2 –5 ].
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