1.0Glosarixhttps://glosarix.com/en/Team Glosarixhttps://glosarix.com/en/author/adm_glosarix/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HJQ5xGJ5Pa"><a href="https://glosarix.com/en/glossary/gastrostomy-en/">Gastrostomy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://glosarix.com/en/glossary/gastrostomy-en/embed/#?secret=HJQ5xGJ5Pa" width="600" height="338" title="“Gastrostomy” — Glosarix" data-secret="HJQ5xGJ5Pa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://glosarix.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Description: Gastrostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an opening in the stomach to provide nutrition directly to the stomach. This procedure is typically performed on patients who cannot eat orally due to various medical conditions, such as neurological diseases, cancer, or swallowing disorders. Gastrostomy allows for the insertion of a feeding tube, which can […]