| Polya gastrectomy | Operation in which a portion of the stomach is removed and a retrocolic gastrojejunostomy is constructed in an end-to-side fashion to the entire cut end of the stomach. Synonym: Polya's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gastrectomy | <procedure, surgery> A surgical procedure where all or a portion of the stomach is removed. Indicated in some cases of intractable gastric ulcers. See: Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| Hofmeister gastrectomy | Hofmeister's operation in which a portion of the stomach is removed and a retrocolic gastrojejunostomy is constructed in an end-to-side fashion to only the greater curvature portion of the transected stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Reichel-Polya stomach resection | Retrocolic anastomosis of the full circumference of the open stomach to the jejunum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Polya, Jeno | <person> Hungarian surgeon, 1876-1944. See: Polya gastrectomy, Polya's operation, Reichel-Polyastomach resection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Polya's operation | Operation in which a portion of the stomach is removed and a retrocolic gastrojejunostomy is constructed in an end-to-side fashion to the entire cut end of the stomach. Synonym: Polya's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hofmeister-Polya anastomosis | More specifically see Hofmeister's operation, Polya's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |