Establishment of a new opening between the stomach and the intestine, either anterior or posterior to the transverse colon. SYN: gastroenteroanastomosis. [gastro- + G. enteron, intestine, + stoma, mouth]
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gas·tro·en·ter·os·to·my -'räs-tə-mē n, pl -mies the surgical formation of a passage between the stomach and small intestine
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n.
a surgical operation in which the small intestine is joined to an opening made in the stomach. The usual technique is gastroduodenostomy.
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gas·tro·en·ter·os·to·my (gas″tro-en″tər-osґtə-me) [gastro- + enter- + ostomy] 1. surgical creation of an anastomosis between the stomach and the small intestine; the most common type is the gastrojejunostomy. 2. the opening so created.Medical dictionary. 2011.