deserosalization
English
Etymology
de- + serosal + -ization
Noun
deserosalization (uncountable)
- (surgery) The (normally accidental) removal of serosa from an internal cavity
- 2015, Evangelos P. Misiakos et al., “Current Trends in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair”, in JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, volume 19, DOI: :
- In cases in which a piece of mesh from a prior repair is densely adherent to the bowel, a small piece of mesh may be excised and left attached to the bowel to prevent deserosalization or an opening of the bowel wall.
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