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Abdomen - contains the stomach, small and large intestines, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas and bladder.

Aspiration -  fluid in the lungs.

Abscess - a localized collection of pus in a tissue or body part resulting from the invasion of bacteria.

Decompression tube - a device which allows air/fluid to escape (venting) from the stomach via a feeding device.

Gastric decompression - removal of pressure in the stomach (usually through a nasogastric tube or gastrostomy tube).

Gastric outlet obstruction - blockage at the end of the stomach.

Gastrostomy tube (GT) - a feeding tube that supplies food directly into the stomach through a permanent surgical opening (gastrostomy) made into the stomach.

Gastrojejunal tube (GJ) - a feeding tube (transgastric) that passes through the stomach through the gastrostomy into the jejunum.

Hypergranulation tissue (proud flesh) - an overgrowth of fleshy tissue (granulation tissue) that often grows up around the tube.

Ileus - an intestinal obstruction either mechanical or functional.

Jejunal tube (JT) - a feeding tube that supplies food directly into the small intestine (jejunostomy) made possible through a surgical opening into the small intestine or through a transgastric feeding tube into small intestine.

Jejunum - the second portion of the small intestine (small bowel).

Laparoscopy - a surgical procedure that explores the abdomen using a type of endopscope (a camera) called a laparoscope.

Laparotomy - the surgical opening of the abdomen.

Nissen fundoplication - an operation that is used in the treatment of stomach acid reflux into the esophagus. It is an operation where there is a 360 degree wrap of the greater curvature of the stomach around the intraabdominal esophagus.

Peristomal - area around the stoma.

Pyloroplasty - this is an operation where the pylorus muscle is partially divided to enlarge the outlet of the stomach and facilitate gastric emptying.

Reflux - backward flowing of a substance (e.g. return of fluids to the mouth from the stomach).

Roux en Y jejunostomy - surgical procedure that takes a portion of the jejunum and creates a limb that forms the stoma for the jejunostomy tube; this allows for a button or skin level device to be used as a feeding tube.

Stoma - an artificial opening.