Gastrectomy

Gastrectomy
Definition:
Gastrectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the stomach.
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Gastrectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the stomach.
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Total gastrectomy
Removing the entire stomach is done only for resistant Zollinger-Ellison syndrome or extensive cancers.
Antrectomy ...
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Stomach cancer surgery, called gastrectomy, involves the removal of part or all of the stomach. Nearby lymph glands also may have to be removed.
Chemotherapy involves anticancer drugs, given by mouth or injected into a vein.
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[57,58] Patients who progress are treated with radiation therapy,[59-61] rituximab,[62] surgery (total gastrectomy or partial gastrectomy plus radiation therapy),[63] chemotherapy,[47] or combined modality therapy.
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stomach surgery (gastrectomy)
problems with the small intestine
parasite infections, such as trichinosis, which is caused by uncooked pork ...
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Low levels of vitamin B12 may occur following surgical removal of part or all of the stomach (gastrectomy), gastric bypass surgery, or gastric stapling surgery, ...
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Treatment may include surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Surgery is the most common treatment. It involves removal of part (subtotal or partial gastrectomy) or all (total gastrectomy) of the stomach.
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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Nerve disorders like autonomic neuropathy or diabetic neuropathy
Carcinoid syndrome
Following gastrectomy (partial removal of the stomach)
High dose radiation therapy ...
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Related procedures include hand-assisted laparoscopic gastrectomy, splenectomy, nephrectomy, and sigmoidectomy.
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Esophagogastrectomy. In this procedure, which is used for more advanced cancer, your surgeon removes part of your esophagus, nearby lymph nodes and the upper part of your stomach.
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osteoporosis and coronary heart disease (increasing age, female sex, family history, smoking, alcohol abuse, premature menopause, female hypogonadism and lack of exercise) tabulates specific risk factors which, for osteoporosis, include gastrectomy, ...
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