A surgical procedure that creates a direct connection between the gallbladder and the small intestine to bypass a bile duct obstruction.
From Greek 'chole' (bile) + 'kystis' (bladder) + 'enteron' (intestine) + 'stoma' (mouth/opening). Compound medical term created when surgeons needed to describe a new bypass procedure.
This procedure shows surgical ingenuity—when a stone or stricture blocks the bile duct, surgeons literally create a shortcut by sewing the gallbladder directly to the intestines, bypassing the problem entirely.
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