esophagodiverticulostomy

noun

A surgical or endoscopic procedure that creates a common passage between the esophagus and an esophageal diverticulum, allowing trapped food to drain into the esophagus and reducing symptoms such as dysphagia, regurgitation, and Zenker's diverticulum.

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Meanings

nounesophagodiverticulostomy (countable and uncountable, plural esophagodiverticulostomies)

plural esophagodiverticulostomies · alternative esophago-diverticulostomy · alternative oesophagodiverticulostomy · alternative oesophago-diverticulostomy

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA surgical or endoscopic procedure that creates a common passage between the esophagus and an esophageal diverticulum, allowing trapped food to drain into the esophagus and reducing symptoms such as dysphagia, regurgitation, and Zenker's diverticulum.

Origin

From esophago- + diverticulo + -stomy.

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