gastrojejunostomy
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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.
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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]
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gastrojejunostomy
(găs′trō-jə-jo͞o′nŏs′tə-mē, -jē′jo͝o-)n.
The surgical formation of a direct communication between the stomach and the jejunum.
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gastrojejunostomy
A surgically created anastomosis between the stomach and jejunum.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
gastrojejunostomy
GI surgery A procedure in which the duodenum is excised or bypassed and the stomach is end-to-end anastomosed to the jejunumMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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]
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gastrojejunostomy
See GASTROENTEROSTOMY.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005