portoenterostomy

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portoenterostomy (plural portoenterostomies)

  1. (surgery) A form of anastomosis of the jejunum to the porta hepatis region
    • 2015 September 18, “The Role of ARF6 in Biliary Atresia”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      A common pathophysiologic finding is failure to excrete bile from the liver on nuclear imaging, mandating surgical drainage with portoenterostomy.
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