- omentopexy
- omen·to·pexy
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omentopexy
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Omentopexy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 54.74 Omentopexy is a surgical procedure whereby the greater omentum is sutured to a nearby organ. Suture to the abdominal wall is used to induce circulation away from portal circulation into caval circul … Wikipedia
omentopexy — ōˈmentəˌpeksē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary oment + pexy : the operation of suturing the omentum especially to another organ nephro omentopexy … Useful english dictionary
omentopexy — 1. Suture of the greater omentum to the abdominal wall to induce collateral portal circulation. 2. Suture of the omentum to another organ to increase … Medical dictionary
omentofixation — SYN: omentopexy. * * * omen·to·fix·a·tion (o men″to fik saґshən) omentopexy … Medical dictionary
Surgery — This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Surgery (from the Greek … Wikipedia
List of surgical procedures — Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, ectomy is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the… … Wikipedia
Esophageal motility study — Intervention Diagram of esophageal motility study in nutcracker esophagus. The disorder shows peristalsis with high pressure esophageal contractions exceeding 180 mmHg and contractile waves with a long duration exceeding 6 seconds … Wikipedia
Colonoscopy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 45.23 MeSH … Wikipedia
Laparotomy — Intervention Abdominal cavity ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Nasogastric intubation — Intervention Stomach tube (Levin type), 18 Fr × 48 in (121 cm) ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
