Preferred Label : gastric stump;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : gastric remnants; remnant stomach; gastric stumps; stomachs, remnant; stumps, gastric; remnant, gastric; stump, gastric; residual stomach; residual stomachs; stomach, residual; stomachs, residual; remnant stomachs; stomach, remnant; gastric remnant; remnants, gastric;
MeSH annotation : stomach remnant after gastrectomy; a common site of neopl: coord IM with STOMACH NEOPLASMS
(IM) histol type of neopl (IM);
Origin ID : D018530;
UMLS CUI : C0242740;
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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.