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Investigative Techniques > Therapeutic Irrigation > Gastric Lavage
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Preferred term

Gastric Lavage  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Gastric Irrigation
  • Gastric Irrigations
  • Gastric Lavages
  • Irrigation, Gastric
  • Irrigations, Gastric
  • Lavage, Gastric
  • Lavages, Gastric

Scope note

  • Medical procedure involving the emptying of contents in the stomach through the use of a tube inserted through the nose or mouth. It is performed to remove poisons or relieve pressure due to intestinal blockages or during surgery.

History note

  • 66(63)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005751

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