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.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

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.
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gastrojejunostomy

GI surgery A procedure in which the duodenum is excised or bypassed and the stomach is end-to-end anastomosed to the jejunum
McGraw-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]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

gastrojejunostomy

See GASTROENTEROSTOMY.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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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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