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Lint: billroth-ii-gastrojejunostomy

Adjectival Hyphens
error

"increased risk of gastric adenocarcinoma, 15-20 years post-surgery"

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There Is
suggestion

"There are many variations on the procedure, but they generally involve resection of the diseased portion of the distal stomach and a side-to-side anastomosis of the residual stomach to jejunum through the transverse mesocolon. It can be performed with either an antecolic or a retrocolic anastomosis."

Line 2:4 · Don't start a sentence with 'There are'.

"There are two portions ("limbs") of the small bowel after the procedure:"

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