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- Gastrectomy - 1
- Gastrectomy - 2
- Gastrectomy - 3
- Gastrectomy - 4
- Gastrectomy - 5
The stomach connects the esophagus to the small intestine, and functions to break up food into small particles that can be absorbed by the small intestine.
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Gastrectomy - 2
Review Date: 12/28/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow
Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
