portoenterostomy

portoenterostomy /por·to·en·ter·os·to·my/ (por?to-en?ter-os´tah-me) surgical anastomosis of the jejunum to a decapsulated area of liver in the porta hepatis region and to the duodenum; done to establish a conduit from the intrahepatic bile ducts to the intestine in biliary atresia.

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por·to·en·ter·os·to·my (pôrt-nt-rst-m)

n.

A surgical procedure for the treatment of biliary atresia in which a Roux-en-Y anastamosis is connected to the hepatic end of the divided extravascular portal structures, including the rudimentary bile ducts. Also called Kasai operation.

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portoenterostomy

surgical anastomosis of the jejunum to a decapsulated area of liver in the porta hepatis region, and to the duodenum; done to establish a conduit from the intrahepatic bile ducts to the intestine in biliary atresia.