Scott operation

Scott op·er·a·tion

(skot), a jejunoileal bypass for morbid obesity using end-to-end anastomosis of the upper jejunum to the terminal ileum, with the bypassed intestine closed proximally and anastomosed distally to the colon.

Scott op·er·a·tion

(skot op-ĕr-ā'shŭn) A jejunoileal bypass for morbid obesity using end-to-end anastomosis of the upper jejunum to the terminal ileum, with the bypassed intestine closed proximally and anastomosed distally to the colon.

Scott,

H. William, U.S. surgeon, 1916–. Scott operation - a jejunoileal bypass for morbid obesity.