n. an operation, now rarely performed, in which the duodenum is brought through the abdominal wall and opened, usually in order to introduce food. See also gastroduodenostomy.
n. an operation in which the small intestine is brought through the abdominal wall and opened (see duodenostomy; jejunostomy; ileostomy) or is joined to the stomach (gastroenterostomy) or to another loop of small intestine (enteroenterostomy).... enterostomy
n. a surgical operation in which the *duodenum (usually the third or fourth part) is joined to an opening made in the stomach in order to bypass an obstruction (such as *pyloric stenosis) or to facilitate the exit of food from the stomach after vagotomy. Much more commonly a *gastrojejunostomy or *gastroenterostomy is performed. See also duodenostomy.... gastroduodenostomy
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