| 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] |
| ASMD | anterior segment mesenchymal dysgenesis; atonic sclerotic muscle dystrophy |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| precostal anastomosis | Longitudinal anastomosis of intersegmental arteries in the embryo that gives rise to the thyrocervical and costocervical trunk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hofmeister-Polya anastomosis | More specifically see Hofmeister's operation, Polya's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hyrtl's anastomosis | A communicating loop between the right and left hypoglossal nerves, lying between the geniohyoid and genioglossus muscles or in the substance of the geniohyoid; it is found in about one in ten persons. Synonym: Hyrtl's anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Damus-Stancel-Kaye anastomosis | A procedure for subaortic stenosis, entails the creation of an end-to-side pulmonary trunk/aortic anastomosis, performed along with a Fontan procedure, particularly for patients with a double inlet left ventricle. Synonym: Damus-Stancel-Kaye anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal mammary-coronary artery anastomosis | Direct myocardial revascularization in which the internal mammary artery is anastomosed to the right coronary artery, circumflex artery, or anterior descending coronary artery. The internal mammary artery is the most frequent choice, especially for a single graft, for coronary artery bypass surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intestinal anastomosis | Establishment of a new communication between two segments of intestine. Synonym: enteroanastomosis, intestinal anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isoperistaltic anastomosis | An anastomosis allowing flow of contents in the same and normal direction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| termino-terminal anastomosis | An operation by which the central end of an artery is connected with the peripheral end of the corresponding vein, and the peripheral end of the artery with the central end of the vein. (05 Mar 2000) |