Cecostomy

Introduction: Cecostomy

Description of Cecostomy

Cecostomy: Operative formation of a cecal fistula. SYN: typhlostomy. [ceco- + G. stoma, mouth]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Cecostomy: Surgical construction of an opening into the cecum with a tube through the abdominal wall (tube cecostomy) or by skin level approach, in which the cecum is sewn to the surrounding peritoneum. Its primary purpose is decompression of colonic obstruction.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Cecostomy:

Terms Similar to Cecostomy:

• Tube Cecostomy

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Cecostomy

• Enterostomy

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Cecostomy

The following list attempts to classify Cecostomy into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Digestive System Surgical Procedures
    • Enterostomy
      • Cecostomy

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Ostomy
    • Enterostomy
      • Cecostomy

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