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Anastomosis — The connection of normally separate parts or spaces so they intercommunicate. An anastomosis may be naturally occurring or artificially constructed and be created during the process of embryonic development or by surgery, trauma or pathological… … Medical dictionary
end-to-side anastomosis — 1. an anastomosis connecting the end of one vessel with the side of a larger one. 2. anastomosis between two sections of colon with the smaller segment terminating at a stoma in the side of the larger one … Medical dictionary
Surgical anastomosis — In surgical jargon, to create an anastomosis is to join together two hollow organs (viscus), usually to restore continuity after resection, or to bypass an unresectable disease process. Historically such procedures were performed with suture… … Wikipedia
Bricker end-to-side anastomosis — The End to side anastomosis was used by Eugene M. Bricker in the Bricker conduit urinary diversion, and is still a widely used technique for performing ureteroenteric anastomosis. As described by Bricker in 1950, it is a simple end to side… … Wikipedia
Side-to-end coloanal anastomosis — is a surgical procedure in which the side of the colon is attached to the anus after the rectum has been removed. A section of the colon about 2 inches long is formed into a mini pouch in order to replace the function of the rectum and store… … Wikipedia
Roux-en-Y anastomosis — In general surgery, a Roux en Y anastomosis, less formally and precisely Roux en Y, is a surgically created (end to side) anastomosis. Typically, it is between small bowel and small bowel that is distal (or further down the gastrointestinal… … Wikipedia
Roux-en-Y anastomosis — any Y shaped anastomosis in which the small intestine is included; after division of the small intestine segment, the distal end is implanted into another organ, such as the stomach or esophagus, and the proximal end into the small intestine… … Medical dictionary
J-pouch coloanal anastomosis — is a surgical procedure in which the colon is attached to the anus after the rectum has been removed. A 2 4 inch section of the colon is formed into a J shaped pouch in order to replace the function of the rectum and store stool until it can be… … Wikipedia
terminoterminal anastomosis — surgical anastomosis between the distal end of an artery and the proximal end of the corresponding vein and between the proximal end of the artery and the distal end of the vein … Medical dictionary
biliary-enteric anastomosis — bilioenteric anastomosis surgical anastomosis of one end of the biliary duct to the small intestine … Medical dictionary
