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Jejunoileal Bypass

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.

Year introduced: 1986

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Tree Number(s): E02.650.500.062.875, E04.035.415, E04.062.875, E04.210.626

MeSH Unique ID: D007581

Entry Terms:

  • Bypasses, Jejunoileal
  • Bypass, Jejunoileal
  • Jejunoileal Bypasses
  • Ileojejunal Bypass
  • Bypasses, Ileojejunal
  • Bypass, Ileojejunal
  • Ileojejunal Bypasses
  • Jejuno-Ileal Bypass
  • Bypasses, Jejuno-Ileal
  • Bypass, Jejuno-Ileal
  • Jejuno Ileal Bypass
  • Jejuno-Ileal Bypasses
  • Intestinal Bypass
  • Bypasses, Intestinal
  • Bypass, Intestinal
  • Intestinal Bypasses

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