Definition of jejunoileal in English:
jejunoileal
adjectivedʒɪˌdʒuːnəʊˈɪlɪəljiˌjo͞onōˈilēəl
Medicine Of or involving the jejunum and the ileum, usually with reference to a bypass operation in which they are connected.
Example sentencesExamples
- The jejunoileal bypass no longer is a recommended bariatric surgical procedure.
- Some doctors consider surgery for obesity to be a waste of resources, and others remember the poor results from earlier procedures such as the jejunoileal bypass.
- Any patient undergoing a procedure involving malabsorption must be considered at risk to develop at least some of the malabsorptive complications created by jejunoileal bypass.
- Other conditions associated with NASH include Weber-Christian disease, extensive small bowel resection, and jejunoileal bypass.
- Regarding human cirrhosis, he cited single cases of cirrhosis due to iron storage, jejunoileal bypass, or chronic alcoholism, which apparently regressed following removal of the etiologic agents.