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Digestive System Surgical Procedures

Medical Definition:	Surgery performed on the digestive system or its parts.
Guide Notes:	GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; consider also /surg with specific parts of the digest syst; also /surg with specific digest dis; DF: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURG PROCEDURES
Also Called:	Gastrointestinal Surgical Procedure

Digestive System Surgical Procedures Categories.

	Appendectomy - Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix. (Dorland, 28th ed)
	Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures - Any surgical procedure performed on the biliary tract.
	Colectomy - Excision of a portion of the colon or of the whole colon. (Dorland, 28th ed)
	Enterostomy - Creation of an artificial external opening or fistula in the intestines.
	Esophagectomy - Excision of part (partial) or all (total) of the esophagus. (Dorland, 28th ed)
	Esophagoplasty - A plastic operation on the esophagus. (Dorland, 28th ed)
	Esophagostomy - Surgical formation of an external opening (stoma) into the esophagus.
	Fundoplication - Mobilization of the lower end of the esophagus and plication of the fundus of the stomach around it (fundic wrapping) in the treatment of GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX that may be associated with various disorders, such as hiatal hernia. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
	Gastrectomy - Excision of the whole (total gastrectomy) or part (subtotal gastrectomy, partial gastrectomy, gastric resection) of the stomach. (Dorland, 28th ed)
	Gastroplasty - Surgical treatment of the stomach or lower esophagus used to decrease the size of the stomach. The procedure is used mainly in the treatment of morbid obesity and to correct defects in the lower esophagus or the stomach. Different procedures employed include vertical (mesh) banded gastroplasty, silicone elastomer ring vertical gastroplasty and horizontal banded gastroplasty.
	Gastrostomy - Creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastrointestinal compression.
	Hepatectomy - Excision of all or part of the liver. (Dorland, 28th ed)
	Liver Transplantation - The transference of a part of or an entire liver from one human or animal to another.
	Pancreas Transplantation - The transference of a pancreas from one human or animal to another.
	Pancreatectomy - Surgical removal of the pancreas. (Dorland, 28th ed)
	Pancreaticoduodenectomy - The excision of the head of the pancreas and the encircling loop of the duodenum to which it is connected.

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