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The other suffix that can also mean surgical fixation is '-pexy'. It means suspension as well and appears in the term 'cystopexy'. The suffix '-ectomy' means surgical removal, while '-plasty' means surgical repair. They appear in the terms 'hysterectomy' and 'rhinoplasty'. '-stomy' is the suffix for creation of an opening and it shows up in the term 'colostomy', while the suffix '-tomy' means incision or cutting into and it is seen in the term 'tracheotomy'.
(See Iliac artery aneurysm.) INDICATIONS FOR REPAIR. Surgical or endovascular repair of iliac artery aneurysm (IAA) is indicated under the following circumstances (see Iliac artery aneurysm, section on 'Clinical presentation' and Iliac artery aneurysm, section on 'Management') âRuptured IAA.