choledochostomy

noun

choledochostomy

noun

Etymology From choledocho- + -stomy.

1

Medicine, Sciences, Surgery A surgical procedure in which an opening is created in the common bile duct to allow bile to drain or to relieve an obstruction.

Related terms
choledochocholedochostomy

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