Hepatoportoenterostomy
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hepatoportoenterostomy is a noun meaning (surgery) 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.
Meaning
(surgery) 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
- hepatoportoenterostomies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include portoenterostomy, hepaticojejunostomy, hepatocholangioenterostomy, hepatostomy, hepatocholangiojejunostomy, hepatogastrostomy.
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