caecostomyn.
/siːˈkɒstəmi/ Surgery.
The operation of making an opening into the caecum through the abdominal wall through which the contents of the intestine may be removed.
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colotomy1860
jejunostomy1885
colostomy1887
ileocolostomy1887
ileo-ileostomy1887
ileostomy1890
caecostomy1891
ileosigmoidostomy1892
short-circuiting1896
ileectomy1900
typhlotomy1903
typhlectomy1913
sigmoidectomy1915
haemorrhoidectomy1917
jejunojejunostomy1925
hemicolectomy1926
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. I. 206/1 Cæcostomie (F.), formation of a permanent opening or artificial anus in the cæcum.]
1891 F. Treves Man. Operative Surg. II. x. ix. 354 The ridiculous terms, cæcostomy and sigmoidostomy, have acquired no position in surgical literature.
1929 Lancet 20 July 119/2 The operation of cæcostomy is undertaken, more often than not, under the most adverse surgical circumstances.
1965 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 110 896/2 Problems previously encountered with a tube cecostomy have been obviated with the use of a large caliber tube and frequent postoperative irrigations.
1974 R. M. Kirk et al. Surgery vi. 124 Caecostomy. The caecum..is sometimes opened on the surface to empty the right colon.
1982 Jrnl. Nat. Med. Assoc. 74 688/2 The present report highlights the use of complementary tube cecostomy in the management of strangulated Richter's inguinal hernia of the cecum.
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