gastric fistula; gastrostomy
Medical term for an artificial opening into the stomach, often created for feeding or drainage.
A gastric fistula is created to provide tube feeding.
Leakage from the gastrostomy can sometimes cause infection.
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling for this medical term.
Full kanji spelling using the non-jōyō character 瘻; less common in general writing.
From 胃 (stomach) and 瘻 (fistula). The reading ろう for 瘻 is standard in medical compounds.