gastric stapling
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Related to gastric stapling: gastroplasty, vertical banded gastroplasty
gas·tric stap·ling
partitioning of the stomach by rows of staples; used to treat severe obesity.
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gastric stapling
Stomach stapling, see there.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
gas·tric stap·ling
(gas'trik stāp'ling)Partitioning of the stomach by rows of staples; used to treat morbid obesity.
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