English Explanatory Dictionary

choledochoduodenostomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A surgical procedure in which an anastomosis is created between the common bile duct and the duodenum to allow bile to drain directly into the small intestine, typically used to bypass obstruction of the distal bile duct.

Word forms

choledochoduodenostomy choledochoduodenostomies

Etymology

From choledocho- + duodenostomy.

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