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Gastric Stump
Gastric Remnant; Remnant Stomach; Residual Stomach; Gastric Remnants; Gastric Stumps; Remnant Stomachs; Remnant, Gastric; Remnants, Gastric; Residual Stomachs; Stomach, Remnant; Stomach, Residual; Stomachs, Remnant; Stomachs, Residual; Stump, Gastric
That portion of the stomach remaining after gastric surgery, usually gastrectomy or gastroenterostomy for cancer of the stomach or peptic ulcer. It is a common site of cancer referred to as stump cancer or carcinoma of the gastric stump.