Amussat operation


Amussat operation

(am′ū-sa) [Jean Z. Amussat, Fr. surgeon, 1796–1856] Surgical formation of a lumbar colostomy; long deleted from current practice.

Amussat,

Jean Z., French surgeon, 1796-1856. Amussat incisionAmussat operationAmussat probeAmussat valve - a series of crescentic folds of mucous membrane in the upper part of the cystic duct. Synonym(s): spiral fold of cystic ductAmussat valvula - anomalous folds occurring at the level of the seminal colliculus. Synonym(s): posterior urethral valves