CECOSTOMIES
\sɛkˈɒstəmɪz], \sɛkˈɒstəmɪz], \s_ɛ_k_ˈɒ_s_t_ə_m_ɪ_z]\
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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.
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