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gastrotomy

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gastrotomy /gas·trot·o·my/ (gas-trot´ah-me) incision into the stomach.
gas·trot·o·my (g-strt-m)
n.
Incision into the stomach.
gastrotomy [gas-trot´ah-me]
incision into the stomach.
gastrotomy (ga·strōˑ·t·mē),
n opening created surgically in the abdominal wall for the purpose of providing access to the stomach to feed an individual who is incapable of normal food intake.
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Gastrostomy.
gastrotomy
incision into the stomach.
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The standard treatment is a gastrotomy and extraction of the bezoar, as was the case in our patient.
Large gastric trichobezoar in a normal healthy woman: case report and ... by Memon, Muhammed Ashraf / Southern Medical Journal
Because it was impossible to remove the foreign object by gastroscopy, a gastrotomy was performed, followed by intravenous treatment with a chelating agent; the result of this treatment was a complete clinical recovery.
Intoxication from an accidentally ingested lead shot retained in the ... by Gerhardsson, Lars / Environmental Health Perspectives
Following imaging studies, the mass was surgically removed via a subcostal incision and anterior gastrotomy.
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