Puestow-Gillesby procedure

noun

pancreatojejunostomy/pancreaticojejunostomy

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Meanings

nounPuestow-Gillesby procedure (plural Puestow-Gillesby procedures)

plural Puestow-Gillesby procedures

  1. pancreatojejunostomy/pancreaticojejunostomy

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pancreaticojejunostomy

Origin

Named for the American surgeon Charles Puestow (1902–1973).

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APA

Puestow-Gillesby procedure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puestow-Gillesby%20procedure

MLA

“Puestow-Gillesby procedure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puestow-Gillesby%20procedure. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Puestow-Gillesby procedure,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puestow-Gillesby%20procedure.

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