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esophagogastrostomy

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esophagogastrostomy

[ə¦säf·ə·gō‚ga′sträs·tə·mē]
(medicine)
Establishment, by surgery, of an anastomosis between the esophagus and the stomach; may be performed by the abdominal route or by transpleural operation.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
References in periodicals archive
In January 2018 cervical esophagogastrostomy (gastric pull-up) was performed to re-establish continuity of gastrointestinal tract.
Bueno et al., "Transthoracic esophagectomy with radical mediastinal and abdominal lymph node dissection and cervical esophagogastrostomy for esophageal carcinoma," The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, vol.
Esophagogastrostomy was performed at the intrathorax where the gastric tube was lifted up through the posterior mediastinal route.
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