gastric resection


resection

 [re-sek´shun] removal, as of an organ, by cutting; called also excision.gastric resection gastrectomy.root resection (root-end resection) apicoectomy.transurethral resection of the prostate (transurethral prostatic resection) see transurethral resection of the prostate.wedge resection removal of a triangular mass of tissue.

gastric resection

Surgical resection of all or a part of the stomach. See also: resection