pancreaticojejunostomy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
pancreatico- + jejuno- + -stomy = pancreatico- + jejun- + -ostomy = pancreatico- + jejunostomy
Noun[edit]
pancreaticojejunostomy (plural pancreaticojejunostomies)
- (surgery) A side-to-side anastomosis of the pancreatic duct and the jejunum, used to treat chronic pancreatitis.