- cystogastrostomy
- Drainage of a pancreatic pseudocyst, into the stomach. [cysto- + G. gaster, stomach, + stoma, mouth]
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cys·to·gas·tros·to·my .sis-tō-(.)gas-'träs-tə-mē n, pl -mies creation of a surgical opening between the stomach and a nearby cyst for drainage* * *
cys·to·gas·tros·to·my (sis″to-gas-trosґtə-me) internal drainage of an adjacent cyst or pancreatic pseudocyst into the stomach.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
