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Descriptor English:   Cecostomy 
Descriptor Spanish:   cecostomía 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Cecostomia 
Synonyms English:   Cecostomies
Cecostomies, Tube
Cecostomy, Tube
Tube Cecostomies
Tube Cecostomy  
Tree Number:   E04.210.338.175
E04.579.338.175
Definition English:   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. 
See Related English:   Surgical Stomas
 
History Note English:   91(88); was see under ENTEROSTOMY 1988-90 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
EC economics ED education
ES ethics HI history
IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods MO mortality
NU nursing PX psychology
RH rehabilitation ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
VE veterinary  
Record Number:   22863 
Unique Identifier:   D002431 

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