portoenterostomy
portoenterostomy
[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
(pōr'tō-en'tĕr-os'tŏ-mē),An operation for biliary atresia in which a Roux-en-Y loop of jejunum is anastomosed to the hepatic end of the divided extravascular portal structures, including rudimentary bile ducts.
Synonym(s): Kasai operation
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portoenterostomy
(pôr′tō-ĕn′tə-rŏs′tə-mē)n.
A surgical procedure for the treatment of biliary atresia in which a Roux-en-Y loop of the jejunum is anastomosed to the hepatic end of the divided extravascular portal structures, including the rudimentary bile ducts.
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por·to·en·ter·os·to·my
(pōr'tō-en'tĕr-os'tŏ-mē)An operation for biliary atresia in which a Roux-en-Y loop of jejunum is anastomosed to the hepatic end of the divided extravascular portal structures, including rudimentary bile ducts.
Synonym(s): Kasai operation.
Synonym(s): Kasai operation.
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Kasai,
Morio, 20th century Japanese surgeon.Kasai operation - an operation for biliary atresia. Synonym(s): portoenterostomy
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