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What is a gastrojejunostomy?

What is a gastrojejunostomy? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (surgery) A form of anastomosis in which a connection is made between the stomach and the jejunum
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A formal pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed with an end-to-end pancreaticojejunostomy, end-to-side choledochojejunostomy and an antrectomy with gastrojejunostomy.
Gastrojejunostomy is important for palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction and surgical obesity procedures.
A gastrojejunostomy tube was used and additional holes were made in it to decompress the duodenum.
The dilator is removed and the nasogastric tube placed through the gastrojejunostomy and into the Roux limb.
However, current experimental EUS-guided gastrojejunostomy information is limited.
A less invasive option is a gastrojejunostomy tube that bypasses the stomach.

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