Gastric Stump
Synonyms
Gastric Remnant
Gastric Remnants
Gastric Stumps
Remnant Stomach
Remnant Stomachs
Remnant, Gastric
Remnants, Gastric
Residual Stomach
Residual Stomachs
Stomach, Remnant
Stomach, Residual
Stomachs, Remnant
Stomachs, Residual
Stump, Gastric
Stumps, 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.