Medical Definition of Caecostomy

1. Surgical construction of an opening into the caecum with a tube through the abdominal wall (tube caecostomy) or by skin level approach, in which the caecum is sewn to the surrounding peritoneum. Its primary purpose is decompression of colonic obstruction. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caecostomy

Caeciliadae
caecilian
caecilians
Caeciliidae
caecitis
caecitis
caeco-
caecocentral scotoma
caecocolostomy
caecofixation
caecoileostomy
caecopexy
caecoplication
caecorrhaphy
caecosigmoidostomy
caecostomy (current term)
caecotomy
caecum
caecum
caecum cupulare
caecum vestibulare
Caelum
caenogenesis
Caenolestes
Caenolestidae
Caenorhabditis
Caenorhabditis elegans
caenorhabiditis elegans
caeoma
caeomas

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