Surgery A popular term for the stripping of serosal tissues from certain structures–eg, the round ligament, fallopian tube, to facilitate clamping or excision and minimize bleeding.

What does skeletonized mean in medical terms?

Skeletonization is the state of a dead organism after undergoing decomposition. ... By the end of the skeletonization process, all soft tissue will have been eliminated, leaving only disarticulated bones.

What is a skeletonized artery?

The skeletonized internal thoracic artery (SKT-ITA) may be defined as the arterial conduit that has been dissected from all surrounding tissues, the accompany- ing veins, fascia, lymphatics, adipose tissue, and chest wall. The technique leaves the adventitia as the outer most layer of the harvested conduit.