Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
enterostomy procedure
en·ter·os·to·my pro·ce·dure
Subclass of:
Digestive System Surgical Procedures;
Ostomy
Definitions related to enterostomy procedure:
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(enterostomy) Creation of an artificial external opening or fistula in the intestines.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(enterostomy) Surgical creation of an opening in the intestine.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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