A gastrostomy is the creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastric decompression, typically through an incision in the epigastrium. First devised over a century ago using the open Stamm technique, it can also be performed by a surgical approach, a percutaneous approach guided by interventional radiology, or percutaneous endoscopic or ultrasound-guided gastrostomy.
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Origin YearYear given is for the open Stamm gastrostomy technique, the original form of the procedure. Sources
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A gastrostomy is the creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastric decompression.
Typically this would include an incision in the patient's epigastrium as part of a formal operation.
2. Wikipedia: Gastrostomy
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first devised in 1894 by the American Gastric Surgeon, Martin Stamm
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