splenic cords

splen·ic cords

the tissue occurring between the venous sinuses in the red pulp of the spleen. Synonym(s): Billroth cords, red pulp cords

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