anastomosis
Definition:
(an-AS-ta-MO-sis) A procedure to connect healthy sections of tubular structures in the body after the diseased portion has been surgically removed.
It is done in a prostatectomy to connect the bladder and the urethra after the prostate is removed. The danger is a contracture.
There are line drawings at Phoenix5, showing how this is done in a prostatectomy.
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