"Gastric Stump" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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That portion of the stomach remaining after gastric surgery, usually gastrectomy or gastroenterostomy for cancer of the stomach or peptic ulcer. It is a common site of cancer referred to as stump cancer or carcinoma of the gastric stump.
| Descriptor ID |
D018530
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.875.875.578
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| Concept/Terms |
Gastric Stump- Gastric Stump
- Gastric Stumps
- Stump, Gastric
- Stumps, Gastric
- Residual Stomach
- Residual Stomachs
- Stomach, Residual
- Stomachs, Residual
- Remnant Stomach
- Remnant Stomachs
- Stomach, Remnant
- Stomachs, Remnant
- Gastric Remnant
- Gastric Remnants
- Remnant, Gastric
- Remnants, Gastric
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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