I understand that you, Polly, had an operation two years ago for gastric ulcer, an operation called by the very long and very unfamiliar name, gastroenterostomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Black Oxen] Reference

The study included the following procedures: laparoscopic band, laparoscopic gastroenterostomy, open gastroenterostomy, open gastric bypass, and laparoscopic gastroplasty.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference