pancreaticojejunostomy

English

Etymology

pancreatico- + jejuno- + -stomy = pancreatico- + jejun- + -ostomy = pancreatico- + jejunostomy

Noun

pancreaticojejunostomy (plural pancreaticojejunostomies)

  1. (surgery) A side-to-side anastomosis of the pancreatic duct and the jejunum, used to treat chronic pancreatitis.

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