We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.
The cookies that are categorised as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ...
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
Medical Uses of Surgical Anastomosis
- Blood vessels: Arteries and veins require anastomoses for vascular procedures such as bypass operations, aneurysmectomy, and organ transplants.
- Gastrointestinal (GI) tract: Anastomoses are necessary for restoring continuity after elective resections of organs like the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, large bowel, bile ducts, and pancreas. Bariatric surgery relies on bypass operations.
- Urinary tract: Anastomosis is required in procedures like radical prostatectomy and radical cystectomy to restore continuity between the bladder and urethra.
- Microsurgery: Microsurgical techniques have enabled anastomoses previously considered impossible, including nerve anastomoses and fertility restoration after tubal ligation or vasectomy.
- Anastomotic leak: The success of a surgical procedure often depends on the complex and time-consuming step of creating an anastomosis.
Related Techniques
- Urinary diversion: Related technique used in surgical procedures.
Research Studies
- Vilhjalmsson et al. (2015). The Compression Anastomotic Ring-Locking Procedure: A Novel Technique for Creating a Sutureless Colonic Anastomosis.
- Höglund et al. (2017). A self-locking loop as an alternative to purse-string suture in colon anastomosis: a feasibility study.