cystectomy

Excising a bladder

Cystectomy is the surgical removal of a cyst or, more commonly, the bladder.

A radical cystectomy removes the entire bladder along with surrounding lymph nodes and sometimes adjacent organs, typically as treatment for bladder cancer: After the cystectomy, he needed a urostomy bag.

procedure

radical

Root-indicating symbol

laparoscopic · incision · anesthesia · surgeon · operating · resection · excision · dissection · pelvic · blood loss

bladder-cancer

bladder

Organ holding urine

carcinoma · metastasis · lymph nodes · staging · biopsy · pathology · cystoscopy · prognosis · recurrence · invasive

related-surgeries

nephrectomy

Surgical kidney extraction

gastrectomy · cholecystectomy · mastectomy · orchiectomy

recovery

convalescence

Post-illness healing phase

incontinence · catheter · drainage · complications · infection · ileus · physical therapy · adaptation · follow-up · pelvic floor

reconstruction

stoma

Body or leaf opening

ileum

Categories
Opposites
surgical action

cystectomyimplantation

Embedding into tissue

biopsy · cystoscopy · organ transplantation · reconstruction

invasiveness and finality

cystectomywatchful waiting

Monitoring before acting

medical management · chemotherapy · radiation therapy · observation

diagnostic vs. therapeutic intervention

cystectomybiopsy

Tissue sample for diagnosis

cystoscopy · observation · watchful waiting · surveillance · imaging

Family

cyst, cystic, cysts, cystitis

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