esophagojejunostomy

noun

A surgical procedure that connects the esophagus directly to the jejunum, usually after the stomach has been removed or bypassed, to allow food to continue passing into the digestive tract.

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Meanings

nounesophagojejunostomy (plural esophagojejunostomies)

plural esophagojejunostomies · alternative UK oesophagojejunostomy

  1. medicineA surgical procedure that connects the esophagus directly to the jejunum, usually after the stomach has been removed or bypassed, to allow food to continue passing into the digestive tract.

    RESULTS: Laparoscopic total gastrectomy and esophagojejunostomy were successfully performed in all 84 patients, without conversion to laparotomy.

    2015 August 7, Hao Wang et al., “Esophagojejunostomy after laparoscopic total gastrectomy by OrVilTM or hemi-double stapling technique”, in World Journal of Gastroenterology: WJG, volume 21, →DOI

Origin

From esophago- + jejuno- + -stomy.

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