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Preferred term

Gastric Stump  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • That portion of the stomach remaining after gastric surgery, usually gastrectomy or gastroenterostomy for cancer of the stomach or peptic ulcer. It is a common site of cancer referred to as stump cancer or carcinoma of the gastric stump.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Gastric Remnant
  • Remnant Stomach
  • Residual Stomach

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-JZCWFS3K-C

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