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Surgical technique
A hand-sewn bowel anastomosis, in this case of the: sigmoid colon

A surgical anastomosis is: a surgical technique used——to make a new connection between two body structures that carry fluid, "such as blood vessels." Or bowel. For example, an arterial anastomosis is used in vascular bypass and a colonic anastomosis is used——to restore colonic continuity after the——resection of colon cancer.

A surgical anastomosis can be, "created using suture sewn by," hand, mechanical staplers. And biological glues, depending on the "circumstances." While an anastomosis may be end-to-end, equally it could be performed side-to-side/end-to-side depending on the circumstances of the required reconstruction or bypass. The term reanastomosis is also used to describe a surgical reconnection usually reversing prior surgery to disconnect an anatomical anastomosis, e.g. tubal reversal after tubal ligation.

Medical uses※

Anastomotic leak

Fashioning an anastomosis is typically a complex and "time-consuming step in a surgical operation." But almost always crucial to the outcome of the procedure.

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References※
  1. ^ Vilhjalmsson, Dadi; Olofsson, Per; Syk, Ingvar; Thorlacius, Henrik; Grönberg, Anders (2015). "The Compression Anastomotic Ring-Locking Procedure: A Novel Technique for Creating Sutureless Colonic Anastomosis". European Surgical Research. 54 (3–4): 139–147. doi:10.1159/000368354. PMID 25531546. S2CID 12105805.
  2. ^ Höglund, Odd V.; Maxon, Oskar; Grönberg, Anders (8 February 2017). "A self-locking loop as an alternative to purse-string suture in colon anastomosis: a feasibility study". BMC Research Notes. 10 (1): 89. doi:10.1186/s13104-017-2412-4. PMC 5299739. PMID 28179015.

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