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gastrectomy Definition

gas·trec·tomy (gas trektə mē)

noun pl. -·mies

the surgical removal of all, or esp. part, of the stomach

Etymology: gastr(o)- + -ectomy: see gastro-

gastrectomy Usage Examples

Preposition: in

  • patient: Is there a role for palliative gastrectomy in patients with Stage IV gastric cancer.

Converse of object

  • undergo: Between 1979 and 1995, 574 patients with gastric cancer underwent gastrectomies in our department.
  • perform: On 1 October a consultant surgeon performed a subtotal gastrectomy ( surgical removal of part of the stomach ).

Preposition: for

  • cancer: The authors present their experience with laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer.

Adjective modifier

  • palliative: The aims of palliative gastrectomy are often to enable oral food intake, stop bleeding or relieve pain.
  • partial: The first Billroth I partial gastrectomy was performed on a 43 year old woman in 1881 for a pyloric gastric cancer.
  • total: If a total gastrectomy is being performed for a more proximal tumor then this sequence of events can be changed.
  • radical: The authors present their experience with laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer.
  • laparoscopic: The authors present their experience with laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer.
  • distal: Following subtotal distal gastrectomy functional long-term results might be generally better in comparison to total gastrectomy.

Noun used with modifier

  • subtotal: On 1 October a consultant surgeon performed a subtotal gastrectomy ( surgical removal of part of the stomach ).

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