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| Cecostomy Tube Cecostomy | Cecostomies | Cecostomies, Tube | Cecostomy, Tube | Tube Cecostomies Surgical construction of an opening into the cecum with a tube through the abdominal wall (tube cecostomy) or by skin level approach, in which the cecum is sewn to the surrounding peritoneum. Its primary purpose is decompression of colonic obstruction. |