Billroth I anastomosis

Bill·roth I a·nas·to·mo·sis

(bĭl'rōt), reestablishment of intestinal continuity after a distal gastrectomy by a gastroduodenostomy.
See also: Billroth I operation.

Billroth I operation

The excision of the pylorus with an end-to-end anastomosis of the stomach and the duodenum, which was once used in managing peptic ulcer disease and continues in use for stomach cancer.

Billroth,

Christian Albert Theodor, Austrian surgeon, 1829-1894. Billroth I anastomosis - Synonym(s): Billroth operation IBillroth II anastomosis - Synonym(s): Billroth operation IIBillroth cords - the tissue occurring between the venous sinuses in the spleen. Synonym(s): splenic cordsBillroth diseaseBillroth forcepsBillroth gastrectomy - Synonym(s): Billroth operation I and IIBillroth gastroduodenoscopyBillroth gastroenterostomyBillroth gastrojejunostomyBillroth hypertrophyBillroth operation I - excision of the pylorus with end-to-end anastomosis of stomach and duodenum. Synonym(s): Billroth I anastomosis; Billroth gastrectomyBillroth operation II - resection of the pylorus with the greater part of the lesser curvature of the stomach, closure of the cut ends of the duodenum and stomach, followed by a gastrojejunostomy. Synonym(s): Billroth II anastomosis; Billroth gastrectomyBillroth ovarian retractorBillroth venae cavernosae - small tributaries of the splenic vein in the pulp of the spleen. Synonym(s): venae cavernosae of spleen