A surgical procedure creating a direct opening between the gallbladder and the stomach, allowing bile to flow into the stomach.
From Greek 'chole' (bile) + 'kystis' (bladder) + 'gaster' (stomach) + 'stoma' (opening). Created as surgical terminology when this less common anastomosis was performed.
While cholecystenterostomy connects to the small intestine, this variant connects to the stomach—surgeons have multiple routing options when they need to divert bile, showing how anatomy becomes like plumbing in surgical thinking.
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