Medical Definition of Afferent loop syndrome

1. A complication of gastrojejunostomy, caused by acute or chronic obstruction of the afferent loop due to hernia, intussusception, kinking, volvulus, etc. It is characterised by pain and vomiting of bile-stained fluid and includes acute afferent loop obstruction and bilious vomiting. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Afferent Loop Syndrome

affectomotor
affects
affectuous
affeer
affeered
affeering
affeerment
affeerments
affeers
affenpinscher
affenpinschers
afference
afferent
afferent fibres
afferent glomerular arteriole
afferent loop syndrome (current term)
afferent lymphatic
afferent nerve
afferent neuron
afferent pathways
afferent vessel
afferently
afferents
affetti
affiance
affianced
affiancer
affiancers
affiances
affiancing

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