hepatoportoenterostomy

English

Etymology

From hepato- (“of the liver”) +‎ porto- (“of the portal system”) +‎ entero- (“of the small intestine”) +‎ -stomy (“surgery creating a communication”).

Noun

hepatoportoenterostomy (plural hepatoportoenterostomies)

  1. (surgery) A surgical treatment for biliary atresia, in which the porta hepatis (part of the liver where bile normally drains) is decapsulated and anastomosed to the distal end of the jejunum to allow maximal bile drainage.
    Synonym: Kasai procedure

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