afferent loop syndrome

noun

Definitions

  1. An uncommon side effect of gastric surgery, characterized by abdominal pain and…

    An uncommon side effect of gastric surgery, characterized by abdominal pain and distension caused by increased intraluminal pressure in a segment of duodenum and/or proximal jejunum upstream of a double-barrel gastrojejunostomy anastomosis.

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