Mikulicz drain


Mi·ku·licz drain

(mē'kū-lich), a drain made of several strings of gauze held together by a single layer of gauze.

Mi·ku·licz drain

(mē'kū-lich drān) A drain made of several strings of gauze held together by a single layer of gauze.

Mikulicz drain

A large-scale capillary drain that also serves as a tampon to arrest bleeding. It consists of a tubular piece of iodoform gauze of proper size, placed in a cavity and filled with narrow strips of plain gauze until the necessary degree of compression is secured. This is used if there is parenchymatous oozing. Synonym: Mikulicz tamponSee also: Mikulicz-Radecki, Johann von

Mikulicz,

Johannes (Jan) von-Radecki, Polish surgeon in Germany, 1850-1905. Heineke-Mikulicz herniorrhaphyHeineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty - see under HeinekeMikulicz angleMikulicz aphthae - a severe form of aphthae. Synonym(s): aphthae majorMikulicz clampMikulicz crusherMikulicz disease - benign swelling of the lacrimal, and usually also of the salivary glands, in consequence of an infiltration of and replacement of the normal gland structure by lymphoid tissue.Mikulicz drainMikulicz forcepsMikulicz incisionMikulicz mask - gauze-covered frame, worn over the nose and mouth while performing surgery.Mikulicz operationMikulicz packMikulicz padMikulicz retractorMikulicz spongeMikulicz syndrome - symptoms characteristic of Mikulicz disease occurring as a complication of some other disease, such as lymphoma or leukemia.Mikulicz-Vladimiroff amputation - an osteoplastic resection of the foot. Synonym(s): Vladimiroff-Mikulicz amputationVladimiroff-Mikulicz amputation - Synonym(s): Mikulicz-Vladimiroff amputation