A surgical procedure to repair or enlarge the bladder using tissue from the patient's own body.
From auto- (self) + cysto- (bladder, from Greek 'kystis') + -plasty (surgical repair/formation). This surgical term combines all Greek/Latin elements to describe using one's own tissue in bladder surgery.
Autocystoplasty is remarkable because using a patient's own tissue (called autologous tissue) means the body is far less likely to reject it—this principle of using 'self' material revolutionized reconstructive surgery across many body parts.
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