caecostomy
caecostomy · caecostomies
An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a…An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
Meaning
1 sensesAn operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
Origin
From caecum + -stomy.From caecum + -stomy.
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