Medical Definition of Gastroplasty

1. Surgical treatment of the stomach or lower oesophagus used to decrease the size of the stomach. The procedure is used mainly in the treatment of morbid obesity and to correct defects in the lower oesophagus or the stomach. Different procedures employed include vertical (mesh) banded gastroplasty, silicone elastomer ring vertical gastroplasty and horizontal banded gastroplasty. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gastroplasty

gastroomental
gastroomental vein
gastropagus
gastropancreatic
gastropancreatic folds
gastroparalysis
gastroparasitus
gastroparesis
gastropathic
gastropathy
gastropexies
gastropexy
gastrophrenic
gastrophrenic ligament
gastrophysics
gastroplasty (current term)
gastroplication
gastropneumatic
gastropneumonic
gastropod
gastropoda
gastropodous
gastropods
gastroptosis
gastroptyxis
gastropub
gastropubs
gastropulmonary
gastropylorectomy

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