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cystectomy

[ si-stek-tuh-mee ]

noun

Surgery.
plural cystectomies.
  1. excision of a cyst or bladder, usually the urinary bladder.


cystectomy

/ ɪˈɛəɪ /

noun

  1. surgical removal of the gall bladder or of part of the urinary bladder
  2. surgical removal of any abnormal cyst
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cystectomy1

First recorded in 1890–95; cyst- + -ectomy
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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.

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"Our findings indicate that the combination of cretostimogene grenadenorepvec and pembrolizumab offers a unique, efficacious and durable bladder-preserving alternative strategy to radical cystectomy."

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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.

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The new Lancet study is the most rigorous comparison to date for a specific type of surgery called cystectomy used for bladder cancer.

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The percentages didn't look good on any other procedure than the radical cystectomy.

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