pancreaticoduodenostomy

pan·cre·at·i·co·du·o·de·nos·to·my -'näs-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical formation of an artificial opening connecting the pancreas to the duodenum

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pan·cre·at·i·co·du·o·de·nos·to·my (pan″kre-at″ĭ-ko-doo″o-də-nosґtə-me) pancreaticoenterostomy with the duct or pancreas anastomosed to the duodenum.