continent urinary reservoir

reservoir /re·ser·voir/ (rez´er-vwahr)

1. a storage place or cavity.

3. an alternate host or passive carrier of a pathogenic organism.

continent ileal reservoir

1. a valved intra-abdominal pouch that maintains continence of the feces and is emptied by a catheter when full.

2. a neobladder made from a section of ileum.

continent urinary reservoir neobladder.

ileoanal reservoir a pouch for the retention of feces, formed by suturing together multiple limbs of ileum and connected to the anus by an ileal conduit; used with colectomy to maintain continence in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.

Pecquet's reservoir cisterna chyli.

res·er·voir (r

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1. A fluid-containing sac or cavity.

2. An organism or a population that directly or indirectly transmits a pathogen while being virtually immune to its effects.

3. A large or extra supply; a reserve.

Reservoir

A population in which a virus is maintained without causing serious illness to the infected individuals.

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reservoir

[rez′ərvwär]

Etymology: Fr, réservoir

a chamber or receptacle for holding or storing a fluid.

reservoir [rez´er-vwahr]

1. a storage place or cavity.

2. an alternate or passive host or carrier that harbors pathogenic organisms without injury to itself and serves as a source from which other individuals can be infected.

cardiotomy reservoir in cardiopulmonary bypass, a collection chamber for blood suctioned from the heart chambers and pericardium.

continent ileal reservoir an intra-abdominal pouch having a volume of at least 500 ml and a valve created from a portion of the ileum, pulled through the stoma, and lying flat against the abdominal wall; it maintains continence of feces and is emptied by a catheter when full. See also continent ileostomy and kock pouch.

ileoanal reservoir see ileoanal reservoir.

Ommaya reservoir a device implanted in the brain for instillation of medication or removal of fluid through a catheter in a lateral ventricle. When used for the direct administration of chemotherapy, it enhances the concentration of medication in brain tissue.

reservoir

1. a storage place or cavity.

2. an alternative host or passive carrier of a pathogenic organism.

reservoir control

control of infection in animal, bird or insect populations which act as reservoirs for infection of domesticated animals.

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