Hepaticoduodenostomy
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hepaticoduodenostomy is a noun meaning (surgery) A surgical procedure that connects the hepatic duct directly to the duodenum, allowing bile to flow into the small intestine when the normal bile pathway is blocked or damaged.
Meaning
(surgery) A surgical procedure that connects the hepatic duct directly to the duodenum, allowing bile to flow into the small intestine when the normal bile pathway is blocked or damaged.
Word Forms
- hepaticoduodenostomies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hepatoduodenostomy, choledochoduodenostomy, duodenoduodenostomy, cholecystoduodenostomy, duodenoenterostomy, duodenostomy.
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