"Cecostomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D002431
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.210.338.175 E04.579.338.175
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| Concept/Terms |
Tube Cecostomy- Tube Cecostomy
- Cecostomies, Tube
- Cecostomy, Tube
- Tube Cecostomies
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cecostomy" by people in Profiles.
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Management of chronic intractable constipation in children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 Dec; 59(6):754-7.
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Management of pediatric patients with refractory constipation who fail cecostomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Sep; 48(9):1931-5.