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gastrojejunostomy; gastroenterostomy
Indications:
- refractory gastroparesis
- gastric outlet obstruction not amenable to pyloroplasty
- gastric cancer
- pancreatic cancer
Procedure:
- surgical procedure establishing a direct communication of the stomach with the jejunum, by passing the duodenum
General
gastrointestinal surgery (GI surgery)
abdominal surgery
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- Wikipedia: Gastroenterostomy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastroenterostomy
- Kate V
Medscape: Gastrojejunostomy
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1891989-overview