Author: Glossary
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Enterocystoplasty
A plastic surgical procedure involving the use of a portion of intestine to enlarge the bladder.
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Enterocystoma
A cystic tumor of the intestinal wall.
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Enterocystocele
A hernia of the bladder wall and intestine.
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Enterocolostomy
A surgical joining of the small intestine to the colon. A surgical procedure that connects the small and large intestines, often following the removal of a diseased segment, where the severed ends of the colon and small intestine are rejoined.
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Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
A strain of Enterococcus faecium resistant to antibiotics, including penicillins, aminoglycosides, and vancomycin. Infection with VRE presents a major threat to infected patients; although it can be treated with linezolid, its antibiotic resistance can be transferred to other gram-positive organisms, such as Staphylococcus aureus, making these bacteria also more difficult to eradicate.
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Enterocholecystotomy
Incision of both the gallbladder and the intestine.
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Enterocholecystostomy
A surgically created opening between the gallbladder and small intestine.
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Enterobius vermicularis
The species commonly known as “pinworms” that causes enterobiasis, a parasitic infestation of the large intestine. The small, white adult worms live in the cecum and adjacent portions of the colon; at night the females migrate to the anus and lay their eggs on the perianal skin. The eggs hatch by morning. Infestations cause irritation…
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Enterobacteriaceae
A family of gram-negative, nonspore-forming, facultatively anaerobic bacilli. Some are intestinal pathogens, others are usually normal colonizers of the human intestinal tract. Included in the family are Shigella, Salmonella, Escherichia, Klebsiella, Proteus, Enterobacter, and Yersinia.
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Enterobacter agglomerans
A species that has been associated with serious systemic infections, particularly septicemia from contaminated intravenous fluids.