| GIA | gastrointestinal anastomosis |
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| PCA | para-chloramphetamine; parietal cell antibody; passive cutaneous anaphylaxis; patient care assistant... |
| REA | radiation emergency area; radioenzymatic assay; renal anastomosis; right ear advantage |
| R-Y | Roux-en-Y [anastomosis] |
| Billroth II anastomosis | Resection of the pylorus with the greater part of the lesser curvature of the stomach, closure of the cut ends of the duodenum and stomach, followed by a gastrojejunostomy. Synonym: Billroth II anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Braun's anastomosis | After gastroenterostomy, anastomosis between afferent and efferent loops of jejunum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Galen's anastomosis | <anatomy, nerve> Branch of internal branch of superior laryngeal nerve communicating with the recurrent laryngeal nerve in the wall of the laryngopharynx supplying sensory fibres to the latter. Synonym: ramus communicans nervi laryngei recurrentis cum ramo laryngeo interno, ramus communicans nervi laryngei superioris cum nervo laryngeo recurrenti, Galen's anastomosis, Galen's nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Martin-Gruber anastomosis | A nerve anomaly in the forearm, consisting of a median to ulnar nerve communication; Also referred to a median-to-ulnar crossover. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavopulmonary anastomosis | A means of palliating cyanotic heart disease by anastomosing the right pulmonary artery to the superior vena cava. Synonym: cavopulmonary shunt, Glenn shunt. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Riolan's anastomosis | The specific portion of the marginal artery of the colon connecting the middle and left colic arteries. Synonym: Riolan's arc. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Roux-en-Y anastomosis | Anastomosis of the distal end of the divided jejunum to the stomach, bile duct, or another structure, with implantation of the proximal end into the side of the jejunum at a suitable distance below the first anastomosis, the bowel then forming a Y-shaped pattern. (05 Mar 2000) |
| microvascular anastomosis | Anastomosis of very small blood vessels performed under a surgical microscope. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circular anastomosis | Anastomosis performed after cutting each structure to be joined in a plane vertical to the ultimate flow through the structures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Clado's anastomosis | Anastomosis in the right suspensory ligament of the ovary between the appendicular and ovarian arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conjoined anastomosis | The joining together of two small blood vessels by side-to-side elliptical anastomosis to create a single larger stoma for subsequent end-to-end anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postcostal anastomosis | <anatomy> Longitudinal anastomosis of intersegmental arteries giving rise to the vertebral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cruciate anastomosis | Crucial anastomosis, a four-way anastomosis between branches of the first perforating branch of the deep femoral, inferior gluteal and medial and lateral circumflex femoral arteries, located posterior to the upper part of the femur. Formerly described as commonly occurring; investigations show it rarely occurs in the four-way "cross" pattern. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Potts' anastomosis | Direct side-to-side anastomosis between aorta and pulmonary artery as a palliative procedure in congenital malformation of the heart. Synonym: Potts' anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| precapillary anastomosis | An anastomosis between arterioles just before they become capillaries. (05 Mar 2000) |