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Gastric Stump

Medical 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.
Guide Notes: stomach remnant after gastrectomy; a common site of neopl: coord IM with STOMACH NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)
Previously Indexed: Gastrectomy (1966-1994),Gastroenterostomy (1966-1994),Stomach Neoplasms (1966-1994)

Gastric Stump Medical Definitions and Terms

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