| 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] |
| A-V anastomosis | <anatomy> A vessel that directly interconnects an artery and a vein, and that acts as a shunt to bypass the capillary bed. Not to be confused with surgical anastomosis, nor with arteriovenous fistula. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Beclard's anastomosis | An anastomosis between the right and the left end-branch of the deep lingual artery. Synonym: arcus raninus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bevelled anastomosis | Anastomosis performed after cutting each of the structures to be joined in an oblique fashion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Billroth I anastomosis | Excision of the pylorus with end-to-end anastomosis of stomach and duodenum. Synonym: Billroth I anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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) |