A jejunostomy is a surgical operation to create a hole in the opening of the jejunum, (part of the small intestine) to create a hole or stoma in the abdomen.
If I am not mistaken this procedure is used to place a j-tube, or feeding tube, in.
Theresa Marie
Lap RNY - April 30, 2008
Open heart surgery (mitral valve repair & MAZE) - April 13, 2009
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