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Jejunoileal Bypass

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Definition: 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.      Other names Intestinal Bypass; Ileojejunal Bypass; Jejunoileal Bypasses; Jejuno-Ileal Bypasses; Jejuno Ileal Bypass; Intestinal Bypasses; Ileojejunal Bypasses; Bypasses, Jejunoileal; Bypasses, Jejuno-Ileal; Bypasses, Intestinal; Bypasses, Ileojejunal; Bypass, Jejunoileal; Bypass, Jejuno-Ileal; Bypass, Intestinal; Bypass, Ileojejunal; Jejuno-Ileal Bypass

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