plication

Introduction

surgical folding procedures, including

• plication of the diaphragm
• gastric plication
• plication of intestine
  • plication of small intestine
• endoscopic plication of esophagogastric junction
• plication of esophageal varices
• plication of gastric varices
• plication of levator ani
• plication of uterine ligament(s)
  • plication of round ligament of uterus
  • suture plication of uterosacral ligament
• plication of urethra
• plication of corpus cavernosum penis
• plication of hydrocele sac
• plication of urinary bladder sphincter
• plication of ureter
• plication of kidney
• plication of extraocular muscle
  • plication of levator palpebrae superioris for blepharoptosis
  • plication of superior oblique
• plication of lower eyelid
• suture plication of artery
• ventricular aneurysm plication
• plication of left atrial appendage
• plication of left atrial wall
• plication of ascending aorta (with aortic valve replacement)
• soft tissue plication
• plication of temporomandibular joint capsule

More general terms

• surgery