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Gastric Stump MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Gastric Stump
Tree Number(s)
A03.556.875.875.578
Unique ID
D018530
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018530
Annotation
stomach remnant after gastrectomy; a common site of neopl: coord IM with STOMACH NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Gastric Remnant
Remnant Stomach
Residual Stomach
Previous Indexing
Gastrectomy (1966-1994)
Gastroenterostomy (1966-1994)
Stomach Neoplasms (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note
95
History Note
95
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/04/16
Revision Date
2016/06/01
Gastric Stump Preferred
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