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Jejunoileal Bypass

AMW:TECH:020463

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.

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Jejunoileal Bypass has parent Anastomosis, Surgical
Jejunoileal Bypass has parent Bariatric Surgery
Jejunoileal Bypass has parent Digestive System Surgical Procedures

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