pancreaticojejunostomy

English

Etymology

From pancreatico- +‎ jejuno- +‎ -stomy or pancreatico- +‎ jejun- +‎ -ostomy or pancreatico- +‎ jejunostomy.

Noun

pancreaticojejunostomy (plural pancreaticojejunostomies)

  1. (surgery) A side-to-side anastomosis of the pancreatic duct and the jejunum, used to treat chronic pancreatitis.

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