gastrostomy 的定义
plural gas·tros·to·mies.Surgery.
- the construction of an artificial opening from the stomach through the abdominal wall, permitting intake of food or drainage of gastric contents.
- the opening so constructed.
更多gastrostomy例句
- In 1858 he performed practically the first gastrostomy in England for a case of cancer of the oesophagus.
- When the patient has difficulty in taking food, recourse should be had to the use of the stomach-tube or to gastrostomy.
- In the majority of cases, however, only the palliative measures of œsophagostomy or gastrostomy can be adopted.
- The employment of radium is rendered easier and more efficient if it is preceded by gastrostomy.
- In aggravated cases, the gastrostomy opening must be retained in order to prevent death from starvation.