Anastomoosiin
Anastomoosiin is the illative form of the Finnish term anastomoosi, equivalent to anastomosis in English. An anastomosis is a surgical or natural connection between two hollow or tubular structures, such as arteries, veins, segments of intestine, bile ducts, or other ducts. In medicine, a surgical anastomosis is performed to restore continuity after resection, bypass a lesion, or create a conduit during reconstruction or transplantation.
Techniques and configurations:
- End-to-end: connecting the ends of two structures to reestablish continuity.
- End-to-side: attaching the end of one structure to the side of another.
- Side-to-side: connecting adjacent sides.
- Methods: hand-sewn sutures, stapling devices, or mechanical anastomosis systems.
- Applications include vascular, gastrointestinal, biliary, and urinary tract reconnections.
- Resection of diseased tissue with restoration of luminal continuity.
- Bypass of an obstructed segment.
- Reconstruction after trauma or transplant, or creation of conduits as needed.
- Possible leakage, hemorrhage, infection, stenosis, or thrombosis at the connection.
- Risk factors for poor healing include malnutrition, diabetes, infection, and smoking.
- When well constructed, most anastomoses heal with tissue apposition and scar formation, restoring function over time.
In Finnish medical usage, anastomoosiin denotes movement toward or into an anastomosis, as part of procedural