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pyloroplasty

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[pahy-lawr-uh-plas-tee, -lohr-, pi-] / paɪˈlɔr əˌplæs ti, -ˈloʊr-, pɪ- /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of pyloroplasty

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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