jejunostomy
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jejunostomy [dʒɪdʒuːˈnɒstəmɪ]

(Medicine) the surgical formation of an opening from the jejunum to the surface of the body, through which food may be introduced

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jejunostomy - surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding

surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"

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operation surgery surgical operation surgical procedure surgical process			One improvement is the early institution of enteral nutrition through gastrostomy or jejunostomy tube (nasal or surgical), using milk or pureed foods that are readily accessible. Enteral nutrition by a Forward Surgical Team in Afghanistan by Raff, John B. / Southern Medical Journal She quickly disposed of the tube and asked the aides to bathe the resident before reinserting a new jejunostomy tube. Understanding the pros and cons of using feeding tubes by Williams, Linda / Nursing Homes He finally got the Nissen fundoplication and a jejunostomy tube (a procedure that forms a passage between the jejunum and the ileum, two parts of the small intestine). Search and Respond by The Exceptional Parent			Jeffrey Jeffrey pine Jeffrey's pine Jeffreys Jeg jehad Jehol Jehoshaphat Jehovah Jehovah's Witness Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah’s Witness Jehovism Jehovist Jehovistic Jehu Jejunal jejunal artery jejune jejunely jejuneness jejunitis Jejunity jejunoileitis jejunostomy jejunostomy tube jejunum Jekyll Jekyll and Hyde Jelenia Góra Jelerang jell Jell-O jellaba jellabah jelled Jellicoe jellied jellied eels jellies jellify jello jelly jelly baby jelly bag jelly bean jelly doughnut jelly egg jelly fungus Jelly mold jelly mould			jejunitis jejunitis jejunity Jejunjejunostomy jejuno- Jejuno-ileal bypass jejunocecostomy jejunocolostomy jejunogastric intussusception jejunoileal jejunoileal bypass jejunoileal bypass jejunoileal bypass jejunoileal bypass Jejunoileal Fold Pattern Reversal jejunoileal shunt jejunoileal shunt jejunoileal shunt jejunoileal shunt jejunoileitis jejunoileitis jejunoileostomy jejunoileum jejunojejunostomy jejunoplasty jejunorrhaphy jejunostomy jejunostomy jejunostomy jejunostomy feeding jejunostomy tube jejunotomy jejunum jejunum jejunum JEK Jekabpils Jekabs Duburs Jekabs Medinš Jekabs Medins JEKAMI Jekaterinberg Jekaterinberg Jekaterinburg Jekaterinburg Jekaterinoslaw Jekaterinoslaw Jekotian Prime Legion Jekyll Jekyll Jekyll Jekyll & Hyde syndrome Jekyll and Hyde Jekyll and Hyde Jekyll and Hyde Jekyll and Hyde Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome Jekyll Island Management Institute Jekyll Island State Park Authority Jekyll, Dr. Henry Jekyll, Dr., and Mr

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jejunostomy (redirected from jejunostomy tube)

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