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2. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   The gastric bypass reduces the size of the stomach by well over 90%. [4] A normal stomach can stretch, sometimes to over 1000 mL, while the pouch of the gastric bypass may be 15 mL in size. The gastric bypass pouch is usually formed from the part of the stomach that is least susceptible to stretching.

3. Billroth II - Wikipedia

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   Billroth II, more formally Billroth's operation II, is an operation in which a partial gastrectomy (removal of the stomach) is performed and the cut end of the stomach is closed. The greater curvature of the stomach (not involved with the previous closure of the stomach) is then connected to the first part of the jejunum in end-to-side anastomosis.

4. Roux-en-Y anastomosis - Wikipedia

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   Schematic of gastric bypass using a Roux-en-Y anastomosis. The transverse colon is not shown so that the Roux-en-Y can be clearly seen. The variant seen in this image is retrocolic, retrogastric, because the distal small bowel that joins the proximal segment of stomach is behind the transverse colon and stomach.

5. Tumor of the stomach - Wikipedia

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   The stomach is an organ of the gastrointestinal tract that sits in the abdomen. [1] Tumors of the stomach are known as gastric tumors, and can be either benign or malignant (gastric cancer). These tumors arise from the cells of the gastric mucosa which lines the stomach. Typically, most gastric tumors are cancerous and not detected until a ...

6. Toby Keith shared his stomach cancer diagnosis 2 years ... - AOL

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   Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is cancer that starts in the cells that line the stomach, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI). There are several types of stomach cancer ...

7. Stomach cancer - Wikipedia

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   Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a malignant tumor of the stomach. It's a cancer that develops from the lining of the stomach . [ 10 ] Most cases of stomach cancers are gastric carcinomas , which can be divided into a number of subtypes, including gastric adenocarcinomas . [ 2 ]