| V-Y plasty | A flap in which the incision is made in a V shape and sutured in a Y shape to gain additional tissue. Synonym: V-Y plasty, V-Y procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| plasty | 1. Surgical procedure for repair of a defect or restoration of form and/or function of a part. 2. <suffix> Molding, shaping or the result thereof, as of a surgical procedure. Origin: G. Plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
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| W-plasty | Surgery to prevent the contracture of a straight-line scar; the edges of the wound are trimmed in the shape of a W, or a series of W's, and closed in a zig-zag manner. Synonym: W procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Z-plasty | Surgery to elongate a contracted scar or to rotate tension 90 |
| Foley Y-plasty pyeloplasty | A reconstructive procedure for correction of ureteropelvic obstruction, whereby a Y-shaped flap of renal pelvis is advanced downward into a vertical incision in the upper ureter, thereby widening the ureteropelvic junction. Synonym: Foley operation. (05 Mar 2000) |