Cecostomy

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.

Year introduced: 1991(1988)

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Tree Number(s): E04.210.338.175, E04.579.338.175

MeSH Unique ID: D002431

Entry Terms:

• Cecostomies
• Tube Cecostomy
• Cecostomies, Tube
• Cecostomy, Tube
• Tube Cecostomies

Previous Indexing:

• Cecal Diseases/surgery (1966-1987)
• Cecum/surgery (1966-1987)

See Also:

• Surgical Stomas

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
Enterostomy
Cecostomy

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Ostomy
Enterostomy
Cecostomy