hepatoportoenterostomy (English, noun)
expansion: hepatoportoenterostomy (plural hepatoportoenterostomies)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
surgery
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: hepatoportoenterostomies
tags: plural