Gastroenteroplasty is surgical repair of a defect in the stomach and intestines. The intestine is a tube shaped structure that is part of the digestive tract. Gastroenteroplasty comes from the Greek word “gaster” meaning “the belly,” the Greek word “enteron” meaning “intestine,” and the Greek word “plasso” meaning “to form.” Put the words together and you have “to form the belly (and) intestine.”