afferent loop syndrome (English, noun)
expansion: afferent loop syndrome (uncountable)
Senses:
glosses: An uncommon side effect of gastric surgery, characterized by abdominal pain and distension caused by increased intraluminal pressure in a segment of duodenum and/or proximal jejunum upstream of a double-barrel gastrojejunostomy anastomosis.
tags: uncountable
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