Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Establishment, of communication between the stomach and some portion of the jejunum.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun surgery A form of
anastomosis in which a connection is made between thestomach and thejejunum
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Examples
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A tube feeding into the stomach is a gastrostomy tube, or G-tube; a tube feeding into the intestines is a gastrojejunostomy tube, or GJ-tube.
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If a gastrojejunostomy tube is needed, x-ray guidance is used to help place the tube into the jejunum.
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Bowel perforation with gastrojejunostomy tube placement … very rare!
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A, Gastroscopic view of a gastrojejunostomy opening drawn patulous by the tube mouth.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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A 62-year-old Asian woman with a history of gastrojejunostomy for peptic ulcer disease was admitted to hospital with epigastric pain, vomiting and dehydration.
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All investigations concluded gastric outlet obstruction secondary to a "stricture" at the site of gastrojejunostomy.
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All investigations concluded gastric outlet obstruction secondary to a "stricture" at the site of gastrojejunostomy.
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A 62-year-old Asian woman with a history of gastrojejunostomy for peptic ulcer disease was admitted to hospital with epigastric pain, vomiting and dehydration.
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All investigations concluded gastric outlet obstruction secondary to a "stricture" at the site of gastrojejunostomy.
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A 62-year-old Asian woman with a history of gastrojejunostomy for peptic ulcer disease was admitted to hospital with epigastric pain, vomiting and dehydration.
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