Definition : 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.
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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.
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