1. A natural communication, direct or indirect, between two blood vessels or other tubular structures. Also incorrectly applied to nerves. See: communication.
2. An operative union of two hollow or tubular structures.
3. An opening created by surgery, trauma, or disease between two or more normally separate spaces or organs.
Origin
arteriolovenular anastomosis
anastomosis arteriovenosa
arteriovenous anastomosis
A-V anastomosis
Béclard’s anastomosis
bevelled anastomosis
Billroth I anastomosis
Billroth II anastomosis
Braun’s anastomosis
cavopulmonary anastomosis
circular anastomosis
Clado’s anastomosis
conjoined anastomosis
cruciate anastomosis
Damus-Stancel-Kaye anastomosis
elliptical anastomosis
Galen’s anastomosis
Hofmeister-Pólya anastomosis
Hoyer’s anastomoses
Hyrtl’s anastomosis
intermesenteric arterial anastomosis
intestinal anastomosis
isoperistaltic anastomosis
Jacobson’s anastomosis
Martin-Gruber anastomosis
microvascular anastomosis
portacaval anastomoses
portal-systemic anastomoses
postcostal anastomosis
Potts‘ anastomosis
precapillary anastomosis
precostal anastomosis
Riolan’s anastomosis
Roux-en-Y anastomosis
Schmidel’s anastomoses
Sucquet-Hoyer anastomoses
Sucquet’s anastomoses
termino-terminal anastomosis
transureteroureteral anastomosis
uretero-ileal anastomosis
ureterosigmoid anastomosis
ureterotubal anastomosis
ureteroureteral anastomosis