biliopancreatic diversion

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biliopancreatic diversion,

a surgical treatment for morbid obesity consisting of resection of the distal two thirds of the stomach and attachment of the ileum to the proximal stomach. The duodenum and jejunum are bypassed and empty their secretions into the distal ileum through a new anastomosis. Also called biliopancreatic bypass.

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