A patient scheduled for a gastrectomy was having a(n) ____ of his stomach.
A) visual examination
B) incision
C) excision
D) enlargement

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A gastrectomy involves the surgical removal of all or part of the stomach, so the correct term for this process would be an excision, which means the removal of a part or whole structure. A visual examination (A) would be done before or after the procedure to evaluate the stomach and surrounding organs, but it is not the actual surgical process. An incision (B) would be made to access the stomach during the gastrectomy, but that is not specific to the stomach itself. An enlargement (D) would not be necessary for a gastrectomy, as the goal is to remove or reduce the size of the stomach.

A Patient Scheduled for a Gastrectomy Was Having A(n) ____