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Stomach MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Stomach
Tree Number(s)
A03.556.875.875
Unique ID
D013270
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013270
Annotation
‌/‌blood ‌supply: gastric varix or varices = ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES & see note there; perforation = STOMACH /‌inj, not STOMACH RUPTURE; gastric secretion: index GASTRIC JUICE or GASTRIC MUCOSA, not STOMACH; /‌surg: consider also GASTRECTOMY; GASTROENTEROSTOMY & GASTROSTOMY; inflammation = GASTRITIS; Heidenhain pouch: index STOMACH /‌physiol; gastric hyperacidity: index GASTRIC ACID /‌metab; mucosal prolapse = GASTRIC MUCOSA + STOMACH DISEASES + PROLAPSE
Scope Note
An organ of digestion situated in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen between the termination of the ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of the DUODENUM.
See Also
Fundoplication
Gastrectomy
Gastroenterostomy
Gastroplasty
Gastroscopy
Gastrostomy
Consider Also
consider also terms at GASTR-
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/05/10
Stomach Preferred
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