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STOLTZ'S OPERATION

\stˈə͡ʊltzɪz ˌɒpəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \stˈə‍ʊltzɪz ˌɒpəɹˈe‍ɪʃən], \s_t_ˈəʊ_l_t_z_ɪ_z ˌɒ_p_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of STOLTZ'S OPERATION

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Operation for cystocele by denuding a circular patch on the anterior wall of the vagina and closing with a purse-string suture, passed through the edges of the healthy mucous membrane. [Joseph Stoltz, French gynecologist, 1803-1896.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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