gastrostomy

IPA: gæstroʊstʌmi

(surgery) The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation

Examples of "gastrostomy" in Sentences

Bleeding from the gastrostomy opening, which is minimal and stops quickly
For long term treatment, a gastrostomy tube can be placed directly in the stomach.
Many care homes say they will not take a patient until they have had a gastrostomy.
The Center also provides problem solving and solutions for gastrostomy/jejunostomy tube issues that may arise.
Oral feeding, sip feeding, and feeding using nasogastric, gastrostomy and jejunostomy tubes are all enteral nutrition.
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy/jejunostomy placement is performed by a gastroenterologist and an interventional radiologist.
A tube feeding into the stomach is a gastrostomy tube, or G-tube; a tube feeding into the intestines is a gastrojejunostomy tube, or GJ-tube.
The Pediatric Enteral Access Center provides evaluation and assessment of the need for enteral access (gastrostomy and jejunostomy feedings).
Children who are unable to consume adequate calories or who have poor growth may require a nasogastric tube (NG tube) or gastrostomy tube (G-tube) to improve their nutrition and growth.