of or attached to the stomach and the transverse colon
gastrocolic in American English
(ˌɡæstrouˈkɑlɪk)
adjective
Anatomy
of, pertaining to, or involving the stomach and colon
Word origin
[1840–50; gastro- + colic]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: creationism, organizer, plaque, pylon, sensationalism
Examples of 'gastrocolic' in a sentence
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Management previously had involved laparotomy and correction of the gastrocolic fistula.
Seher Mughal, Aly Shalaby, Joseph Curry, Paolo De Coppi, Kate Cross 2016, 'A novel silk suture-assisted laparoscopic technique for the repair of a gastrocolicfistula in a pediatric patient', Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576616300860. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Gastrocolic fistulae have been described for benign conditions including penetrating peptic ulcer and complicated pancreatitis.
Chukwunonso Chime, Madhavi Ravi, Myrta Daniel, Harish Patel, Bhavna Balar 2018, 'Gastrocolic Fistula: A Rare Presentation of Colon Cancer', Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6958925. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Gastrocolic fistulas are observed in association with several conditions.
Nauzer Forbes, Raed Al-Dabbagh, Peter Lovrics, David Morgan 2016, 'Gastrocolic Fistula: A Shortcut through the Gut', Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6379425. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There was lax gastrocolic ligament with increased distance between stomach and transverse colon without any obvious gastric volvulus.
Maheshkumar Manilal Vaghela, Amit Kumar Sinha, Bindey Kumar, Prem Kumar 2017, 'Chronic recurrent vomiting associated with primary gastric volvulus in infant: A casereport and review of literature', African Journal of Paediatric Surgeryhttp://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2017;volume=14;issue=1;spage=12;epage=14;aulast=Vaghela. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)