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Gangrene is the death of tissue in part of the body.
Review Date:
7/17/2006
Gas, also called flatus or flatulence, is air in the intestine that is passed through the rectum. Air that is passed from the digestive tract through the mouth is called belching.
Review Date:
5/8/2006
Gas gangrene is a potentially deadly form of tissue death (gangrene).See also: Necrotizing subcutaneous infection
Review Date:
11/1/2007
This is poisoning from swallowing or breathing in gasoline.
Review Date:
5/30/2006
Gastrectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the stomach.
Review Date:
10/16/2006
Gastric bypass surgery is one type of procedure that can be used to cause significant weight loss if you are very obese. The surgery reduces your body's intake of calories. Calorie reduction is accomplished in two ways:After the surgery, your stomach is smaller. You feel full faster and learn to reduce the amount that you eat at any given time.Part of your stomach and small intestines are literally bypassed (skipped over) so that fewer calories are absorbed. Unfortunately, sometimes nutrients are lost as well.The surgery is only right for you if you meet certain strict criteria described later in this article.
Review Date:
5/15/2006
Gastric cancers are malignancies of the stomach.
Review Date:
9/11/2006
A gastric culture is a test done on children that looks at the stomach (gastric) contents to identify the microorganism that causes tuberculosis (mycobacterium tuberculosis).A gastric culture is done in children because when they cough up tuberculosis bacteria from the lung, rather than spitting it out, they swallow the mucus. Children cannot cough up mucus and then spit it out until about age 8. That is also why young children cannot spread tuberculosis.
Review Date:
5/1/2007
Gastric suction is done to empty the contents of the stomach. The purpose of gastric suction is usually for tests, or for removal of materials such as poisons.
Review Date:
10/13/2006
Gastric tissue biopsy is the removal of stomach tissue for examination. A culture is a laboratory test that examines the tissue sample for bacteria and other organisms that can cause disease.
Review Date:
1/22/2008