Definition: The surgical joining of two structures that are not typically connected.
Two Examples of Surgical Anastomosis:
An arterio-venous fistula, created for dialysis, is an example of a surgical anastomosis. The veins and arteries are surgically connected to create an area for a dialysis catheter to be introduced.
In Bilio-pancreatic diversion weight loss surgery an anastomosis is created between part of the small intestine and the stomach.
Common Misspellings: anastamosis,
Examples:
To complete the gastric bypass surgery an anastomosis between the intestine and stomach was created.
