cholecystogastrostomy

noun

A surgical procedure in which the gallbladder is connected to the stomach to allow bile to drain into the stomach, typically used as a bypass option in cases of biliary obstruction when standard drainage routes are not feasible.

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Meanings

nouncholecystogastrostomy (usually uncountable, plural cholecystogastrostomies)

plural cholecystogastrostomies

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineA surgical procedure in which the gallbladder is connected to the stomach to allow bile to drain into the stomach, typically used as a bypass option in cases of biliary obstruction when standard drainage routes are not feasible.

Origin

From cholecysto- + gastrostomy.

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cholecystogastrostomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholecystogastrostomy

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“cholecystogastrostomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholecystogastrostomy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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