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REMNANT STOMACH

\ɹˈɛmnənt stˈʌmək], \ɹˈɛmnənt stˈʌmək], \ɹ_ˈɛ_m_n_ə_n_t s_t_ˈʌ_m_ə_k]\

Definitions of REMNANT STOMACH

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database

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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.

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