English Explanatory Dictionary

biliopancreatic diversion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An operation in which part of the stomach is resected, creating a smaller stomach to which the distal part of the small intestine is then connected, bypassing the duodenum and jejunum.

Word forms

biliopancreatic diversion biliopancreatic diversions

Synonyms

Scopinaro procedure
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