Mesh term Jejunoileal Bypass
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Bariatric Surgery
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
Description
A procedure consisting of the SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS of the proximal part of the JEJUNUM to the distal portion of the ILEUM, so as to bypass the nutrient-absorptive segment of the SMALL INTESTINE. Due to the severe malnutrition and life-threatening metabolic complications, this method is no longer used to treat MORBID OBESITY.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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