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Gastroduodenostomy

is a surgical procedure where the doctor creates a new connection between the stomach and the duodenum. This procedure may be performed in cases of stomach cancer or in the case of a malfunctioning pyloric valve.

Surgical Strategy:

The beauty of medical terms is that it is composed of the following:

1. Root word
2. prefix
3. suffix
4. combining form

In the case of this surgical procedure we have the following:

GASTR = is latin for stomach
DUODEN = refers to the duodenum of the small intestine
OSTOMY = surgical procedure of creating a whole / an opening