portoenterostomy

portoenterostomy

English

Noun

portoenterostomy (plural portoenterostomies)

1. (surgery) A form of anastomosis of the jejunum to the porta hepatis region
   • 2015 September 18, “The Role of ARF6 in Biliary Atresia”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0138381:

     A common pathophysiologic finding is failure to excrete bile from the liver on nuclear imaging, mandating surgical drainage with portoenterostomy.