Medical term:
marsupialization
marsupialization
[mar-soo″pe-ah-lĭ-za´shun]conversion of a closed cavity, such as an abscess or cyst, into an open pouch, by incising it and suturing the edges of its wall to the edges of the wound.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
mar·su·pi·al·i·za·tion
(mar-sū'pē-ăl-i-zā'shŭn),Exteriorization of a cyst or other such enclosed cavity by resecting the anterior wall and suturing the cut edges of the remaining wall to adjacent edges of the skin, thereby creating a pouch.
[L. marsupium, pouch]
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marsupialization
Surgery A procedure in which a cyst–eg, a Bartholin cyst abscess, or a cyst-like space needs to be opened–a lá kangaroo pouch, incised and drained, followed by suturing the incised wall to remain an opened position, so healing occurs by granulation tissue formation from the base of the pouchMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
mar·su·pi·al·i·za·tion
(mahr-sū'pē-ăl-ī-zā'shŭn)Exteriorization of a cyst or other such enclosed cavity by resecting the anterior wall and suturing the cut edges of the remaining wall to adjacent edges of the skin, thereby creating a pouch.
[L. marsupium, pouch]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
marsupialization
A surgical procedure for dealing with cysts when complete removal is impracticable. The cyst is widely opened and the opening maintained but gradually reduced until the cyst shrinks.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Marsupialization
Cutting out a wedge of the cyst wall and putting in stitches so the cyst cannot reoccur.
Mentioned in: Bartholin's Gland Cyst
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
mar·su·pi·al·i·za·tion
(mahr-sū'pē-ăl-ī-zā'shŭn)Exteriorization of a cyst or other such enclosed cavity by resecting the anterior wall and suturing the cut edges of the remaining wall to adjacent edges of the skin, thereby creating a pouch.
[L. marsupium, pouch]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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