Jejunoileal Bypass |
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| Jejuno-Ileal Bypass; Bypass, Ileojejunal; Bypass, Intestinal; Bypass, Jejuno-Ileal; Bypass, Jejunoileal; Bypasses, Ileojejunal; Bypasses, Intestinal; Bypasses, Jejuno-Ileal; Bypasses, Jejunoileal; Ileojejunal Bypasses; Intestinal Bypasses | |
| 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. | |