pylorectomy

British

/ ˌpaɪlɔːˈrɛktəmɪ /

noun

the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus, often including the adjacent portion of the stomach ( partial gastrectomy )

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Gastroenterostomy and pylorectomy are operations devised for the relief of malignant disease of the pylorus, the diseased portions being removed and the parts resected.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

After pylorectomy, the line of suture was confined with iodoform-gauze packing.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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