English Explanatory Dictionary

hepatoportoenterostomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A surgical treatment for biliary atresia, in which the porta hepatis (part of the liver where bile normally drains) is decapsulated and anastomosed to the distal end of the jejunum to allow maximal bile drainage.

Word forms

hepatoportoenterostomy hepatoportoenterostomies

Etymology

From hepato- (“of the liver”) + porto- (“of the portal system”) + entero- (“of the small intestine”) + -stomy (“surgery creating a communication”).

Synonyms

Kasai procedure
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