gastrostomy

/ga-stros-tuh-mee/US // gæˈstrɒs tə mi //UK // (ɡæsˈtrɒstəmɪ) //

胃肠造口术,胃造口术,胃造口,胃切除术

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
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.

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.