Thiry-Vella fistula

Thi·ry-Vel·la fis·tu·la

(tē'rē vāl'ah),

experimental isolation of a segment of intestine in an animal; a loop of intestine is isolated, its vascular and nervous connections are preserved, and continuity of the intestinal tract is restored by an end-to-end anastomosis; each end of the isolated segment is connected to an independent opening in the abdominal wall.

Synonym(s): Vella fistula

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Thiry-Vella fistula

(1) Thiry fistula, see there. 
(2) Vella fistula, see there.

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Thiry,

Ludwig, Austrian physiologist, 1817-1897.

Thiry fistula - Synonym(s): Thiry-Vella fistula

Thiry-Vella fistula - experimental isolation of a segment of intestine in a dog or other animal. Synonym(s): Thiry fistula; Vella fistula

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Vella,

Luigi, Italian physiologist, 1825-1886.

Thiry-Vella fistula - see under Thiry

Vella fistula - Synonym(s): Thiry-Vella fistula

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