PYLOROPLASTY Definition & Meaning

pyloroplasty

[ pahy-lawr-uh-plas-tee, -lohr-, pi- ]

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noun

the surgical alteration of the pylorus, usually a widening to facilitate the passage of food from the stomach to the duodenum.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pyloroplasty¹

pylor(us) + -o- + -plasty

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Pyloroplasty is an operation devised by Heineke and Mikulicz, and is designed to remove the mechanic obstruction in cicatricial stenoses of the pylorus, at the same time creating a new pylorus.

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