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What is a jejunostomy?

What is a jejunostomy? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (medicine) The surgical creation of an opening into the jejunum to allow artificial feeding.
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His medical history included coronary artery disease, hypertension, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, hyperlipemia, obesity, jejunostomy, tracheostomy, and dysphagia.
A jejunostomy feeding tube was placed at the time of surgery in view of his dysphagia and poor oral intake.
Thomas has a jejunostomy and takes no food or fluid by mouth.
After the entire necrotized bowel was resected, jejunostomy and sigmoid colostomy were performed.
She has also had more surgery this year to fit a jejunostomy tube to feed her directly into her stomach.

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