Anastomosis vs Pancreaticojejunostomy - What's the difference?
anastomosis | pancreaticojejunostomy |
a cross-connection between two blood vessels
an interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels
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(medicine) the surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels or other channels
(surgery) A side-to-side anastomosis of the pancreatic duct and the jejunum, used to treat chronic pancreatitis.
As nouns the difference between anastomosis and pancreaticojejunostomy
is that anastomosis is a cross-connection between two blood vessels while pancreaticojejunostomy is (surgery) a side-to-side anastomosis of the pancreatic duct and the jejunum, used to treat chronic pancreatitis.anastomosis
English
Noun
(wikipedia anastomosis) (anastomoses)- (...) our grandam, which we are linked up with by successive anastomosis of navelcords sold us all, seed, breed and generation, for a penny pippin.