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esophagoenterostomy

noun

esophagoenterostomy

noun

Etymology From esophago- + enterostomy.

1

Medicine, Sciences, Surgery A surgical procedure that connects the esophagus directly to the small intestine, usually done after removal or loss of the stomach to allow food to continue through the digestive tract.

  • Because the esophagus has no serosa, esophagoenterostomies are much higher risk.2005, Courtney M. Townsend, David C. Sabiston, Pocket Companion to Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, Saunders, →ISBN, page 178:

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