A short-circuiting surgical procedure that establishes a connection between the ileum and some part of the colon.
A surgical operation to make a link directly between the ileum and the colon.
A surgical operation in which the ileum is joined to some part of the colon. It is usually performed when the right side of the colon has been removed or if it is desired to bypass either the terminal part of the ileum or right side of the colon.
A surgical operation in which the ileum is joined to the cecum after excision of a portion of the terminal ileum, as in the treatment of ileitis.