gastrojejunostomy


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Related to gastrojejunostomy: dumping syndrome, Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy

gastrojejunostomy

 [gas″tro-je-joo-nos´tah-me]
surgical anastomosis of the stomach to the jejunum; called also Billroth II procedure.
Gastrojejunostomy (Billroth II procedure). From Polaski and Tatro, 1996.

gas·tro·je·ju·nos·to·my

(gas'trō-je-jū-nos'tŏ-mē),
Establishment of a direct communication between the stomach and the jejunum.
Synonym(s): gastronesteostomy
[gastro- + jejunum G. stoma, mouth]

gastrojejunostomy

(găs′trō-jə-jo͞o′nŏs′tə-mē, -jē′jo͝o-)
n.
The surgical formation of a direct communication between the stomach and the jejunum.

gastrojejunostomy

A surgically created anastomosis between the stomach and jejunum.

gastrojejunostomy

GI surgery A procedure in which the duodenum is excised or bypassed and the stomach is end-to-end anastomosed to the jejunum

gas·tro·je·ju·nos·to·my

(gas'trō-jĕ-jū-nos'tŏ-mē)
Establishment of a direct communication between the stomach and the jejunum.
[gastro- + jejunum G. stoma, mouth]

gastrojejunostomy

See GASTROENTEROSTOMY.
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In patients who are refractory to nutrition therapy or have anatomic abnormalities as the underlying etiology, surgical intervention such as Strong's procedure,[sup][4] gastrojejunostomy, or duodenojejunostomy [sup][5] may be considered.
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Different surgical approaches are possible for patients for whom medical intervention is unsuccessful and include lysis of the ligament of Treitz, also known as Strong's procedure, gastrojejunostomy, and duodenojejunostomy.
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End-to-side gastrojejunostomy was done using absorbable surgical suture.
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26% young versus 10% old patients underwent only palliative gastrojejunostomy. The most common operation was lower partial gastrectomy in 68% versus 49%.
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Palliative surgical biliary drainage is also effective and has the advantage of allowing the addition of a gastrojejunostomy if duodenal obstruction is present or imminent.
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The jejunum is separated 30 cm to 40 cm distal from the ligament of Treitz and mobilized from the mesentery to form a gastrojejunostomy with side-to-side anastomosis.
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