An operation in which a portion of small or large intestine is joined to another part of the gastrointestinal tract or to the abdominal wall, for example in a colostomy or ileostomy.
An operation by which an arti?cial opening is formed into the intestine and joined to another part of the intestine or brought to the exterior via the abdominal wall.
n. an operation in which the small intestine is brought through the abdominal wall and opened (see duodenostomy; jejunostomy; ileostomy) or is joined to the stomach (gastroenterostomy) or to another loop of small intestine (enteroenterostomy).
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