choledochostomy

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Meaning

1. noun A surgical procedure in which an opening is created in the common bile duct to allow bile to drain or to relieve an obstruction.

Similar words

cholangiostomy choledochotomy choledochoduodenostomy choledochoplasty choledochorrhaphy choledochocholedochostomy hepatocholangiostomy choledochectomy choledochoscopy cholecystoduodenostomy

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