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steve
Doc corrects himself from esophagogastroduodenoscopy to
Tue Aug 10, 2004 10:41

esophagogastrojejunoscopy. Is there such a thing?

JMO
I suppose there could be if the patient had had a (sm)
Tue Aug 10, 2004 10:55

gastrojejunostomy in the past. If the doc corrected it, then I'd go with what she or he said.

steve
Pt had a Whipple anastomosis. Would that work? (nm)
Tue Aug 10, 2004 11:04

the witch
If you look up what a Whipple operation is - sm
Tue Aug 10, 2004 11:12

(it's in Dorland's, for one), the definition is "radical pancreaticoduodenectomy with removal of the distal third of the stomach, the entire duodenum, and the head of the pancreas, with gastrojejunostomy, choledochojejunostomy, and pancreatic jejunostomy." If you don't have a Dorland's or a Stedman's, you should. They are online, also.

the witch
If you look up what a Whipple operation is - sm
Tue Aug 10, 2004 11:13

(it's in Dorland's, for one), the definition is "radical pancreaticoduodenectomy with removal of the distal third of the stomach, the entire duodenum, and the head of the pancreas, with gastrojejunostomy, choledochojejunostomy, and pancreatic jejunostomy." If you don't have a Dorland's or a Stedman's, you should. They are online, also.