ileocecectomy

English

Etymology

From ileo- +‎ cecectomy.

Noun

ileocecectomy (plural ileocecectomies)

1. (surgery) Removal of the ileum and part of the colon
   • 2013 July 26, Kara Lee Gallagher, “Ischaemic diverticular disease may mimic acute appendicitis”, in BMJ Case Reports‎^[1], volume 2013, →DOI:

     Following laparoscopic ileocecectomy, pathology demonstrated haemorrhage, inflammation, oedema and full thickness necrosis of the caecal wall.