n. an operation to enlarge the capacity of and to decrease the pressure within the bladder by incorporating a segment of bowel. In a clam cystoplasty, the bladder is cut across transversely from one side of the neck to the other side through the dome (fundus) of the bladder and a length of the ileum, jejunum, or colon is inserted as a patch. In the operation of ileocaecocystoplasty, the dome is removed by cutting across the bladder transversely or sagittally above the openings of the ureters; it is replaced by an isolated segment of caecum and terminal ileum. In ileocystoplasty the bladder is enlarged by an opened-out portion of small intestine. The bladder may be totally replaced by a reservoir constructed from either small or large intestine (see cystectomy).
(bladder enhancement) a surgical method of increasing the capacity of the bladder to provide a safe, functional, and low-pressure storage reservoir for urine. This is usually achieved by ileocystoplasty or ileocaecocystoplasty (see cystoplasty).... bladder augmentation
a chronic nonbacterial inflammation of the bladder accompanied by an urgent desire to pass urine frequently and bladder pain; it is sometimes associated with an ulcer in the bladder wall (Hunner’s ulcer). The cause is unknown and *contracture of the bladder eventually occurs. Treatment is by distension of the bladder under spinal or epidural anaesthetic, instillation of anti-inflammatory solutions into the bladder, and administration of steroids or *NSAIDs. Bladder enhancement or augmentation (see cystoplasty) may be required for a contracted bladder.... interstitial cystitis
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