Glenn anastomosis
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Anastomosis — The connection of normally separate parts or spaces so they intercommunicate. An anastomosis may be naturally occurring or artificially constructed and be created during the process of embryonic development or by surgery, trauma or pathological… … Medical dictionary
Glenn operation (anastomosis shunt) — (glen) [William Wallace Lumpkin Glenn, American surgeon, 1914–2003] see under operation … Medical dictionary
Glenn operation — an operation for congenital cyanotic heart disease, consisting of anastomosis of the superior vena cava to the right pulmonary artery … Medical dictionary
Mohamed Ghonim — Ghonim, Mohammed A محمد غنيم Born 17th March, 1939 Mansoura, Egypt Nationality Egyptian Fields … Wikipedia
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Shunt — 1) To move a body fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid, from one place to another. 2) A catheter (tube) that carries cerebrospinal fluid from a ventricle in the brain to another area of the body. A shunt may be placed to relieve pressure from… … Medical dictionary
Operation — Although there are many meanings to the word operation , in medicine it refers to a surgical procedure. To put matters more formally, an operation is an act or series of acts performed upon the body with the hand alone or by means of an… … Medical dictionary
Blalock–Taussig shunt — Intervention The arch of the aorta and its branches. In the Blalock–Taussig shunt, blood from the subclavian artery or carotid artery (in red at the top) is redirected to the pulmonary artery (in blue near the center) … Wikipedia
Surgery — This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Surgery (from the Greek … Wikipedia
Tricuspid atresia — Infobox Disease Name = Tricuspid atresia Caption = Anterior (frontal) view of the opened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. (Tricuspid valve labeled at bottom left.) DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|Q|22|4|q|20 ICD9 = ICD9|746.1 ICDO =… … Wikipedia
