"Cecostomy" 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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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D002431
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.210.338.175 E04.579.338.175
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| Concept/Terms |
Tube Cecostomy- Tube Cecostomy
- Cecostomies, Tube
- Cecostomy, Tube
- Tube Cecostomies
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| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cecostomy" by people in Profiles.
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Multidisciplinary practical guidelines for gastrointestinal access for enteral nutrition and decompression from the Society of Interventional Radiology and American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute, with endorsement by Canadian Interventional Radiological Association (CIRA) and Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE). Gastroenterology. 2011 Aug; 141(2):742-65.
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Multidisciplinary practical guidelines for gastrointestinal access for enteral nutrition and decompression from the Society of Interventional Radiology and American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute, with endorsement by Canadian Interventional Radiological Association (CIRA) and Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE). J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011 Aug; 22(8):1089-106.