Surgical procedure in which folds in the wall of an organ are stitched together to reduce its size.
A surgical operation to reduce the size of a muscle or a hollow organ by making folds in its walls and attaching them.
The action of folding.
A surgical procedure in which an organ is shortened by making folds or tucks in it before it is sutured in place. Plication is used to reduce the size of a hollow organ or to tighten weakened or stretched tissues, such as the neck of the urinary bladder in a person with a leaky bladder. A plication procedure called antireflux surgery is used to remedy chronic severe heartburn.
A surgical technique in which the size of a hollow organ is reduced by taking tucks or folds in the walls.
The stitching of folds or tucks in tissue at an organ’s walls to reduce its size.
A surgical technique involving the creation of folds within the walls of a hollow organ, followed by suturing, with the aim of reducing the organ’s size.