Kasai operation

por·to·en·ter·os·to·my

(pōr'tō-en'tĕr-os'tŏ-mē), An operation for biliary atresia in which a Roux-en-Y loop of jejunum is anastomosed to the hepatic end of the divided extravascular portal structures, including rudimentary bile ducts. Synonym(s): Kasai operation

Kasai operation

(kä-sī′)n. See portoenterostomy.

por·to·en·ter·os·to·my

(pōr'tō-en'tĕr-os'tŏ-mē) An operation for biliary atresia in which a Roux-en-Y loop of jejunum is anastomosed to the hepatic end of the divided extravascular portal structures, including rudimentary bile ducts.
Synonym(s): Kasai operation.

Kasai,

Morio, 20th century Japanese surgeon. Kasai operation - an operation for biliary atresia. Synonym(s): portoenterostomy