Letter P

Pavlov stomach

A Pavlov pouch fashioned surgically from part of the stomach (which is isolated from the rest of the stomach).

The pouch opens through a fistula (canal) on to the abdominal wall and permits sampling of the gastric contents.

See Pavlov pouch.

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