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A surgical procedure in which the hepatic bile ducts are directly connected to the jejunum to divert bile into the small intestine, usually performed to bypass obstruction or reconstruct the biliary tract.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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History
From hepato- + cholangio- + jejunostomy.
