hepatoportoenterostomy
hepatoportoenterostomy noun: a portoenteric reconstruction in which the obliterated extrahepatic biliary tree is excised and a Roux-en-Y limb of jejunum is anastomosed to the porta hepatis, enabling drainage of bile from residual intrahepatic ductules in patients with Biliary atresia.
Noun
hepatoportoenterostomy (plural hepatoportoenterostomies)
- A portoenteric reconstruction in which the obliterated extrahepatic biliary tree is excised and a Roux-en-Y limb of jejunum is anastomosed to the porta hepatis, enabling drainage of bile from residual intrahepatic ductules in patients with Biliary atresia.
Forms of hepatoportoenterostomy
| plural | hepatoportoenterostomies |
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Origin of hepatoportoenterostomy
From hepato- (“of the liver”) + porto- (“of the portal system”) + entero- (“of the small intestine”) + -stomy (“surgery creating a communication”).
Questions about hepatoportoenterostomy
- What does hepatoportoenterostomy mean?
- Hepatoportoenterostomy means a portoenteric reconstruction in which the obliterated extrahepatic biliary tree is excised and a Roux-en-Y limb of jejunum is anastomosed to the porta hepatis, enabling drainage of bile from residual intrahepatic ductules in patients with Biliary atresia.
- What part of speech is hepatoportoenterostomy?
- Hepatoportoenterostomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of hepatoportoenterostomy?
- The plural of hepatoportoenterostomy is hepatoportoenterostomies.
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