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Descriptor English: Surgical Mesh
Descriptor Spanish: Mallas Quirúrgicas
Descriptor mallas quirúrgicas
Scope note: Cualquier material tejido o tricotado a mano, de textura abierta, utilizado en cirugía para la reparación, reconstrucción, o sustitución de tejidos. Usualmente, la malla es un tejido sintético constituido por varios polímeros. Ocasionalmente se hace de metal.
Descriptor Portuguese: Telas Cirúrgicas
Descriptor French: Filet chirurgical
Entry term(s): Mesh, Surgical
Meshes, Surgical
Surgical Meshes
Tree number(s): E07.858.708
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013526
Scope note: Any woven or knit material of open texture used in surgery for the repair, reconstruction, or substitution of tissue. The mesh is usually a synthetic fabric made of various polymers. It is occasionally made of metal.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Entry Version: SURG MESH
DeCS ID: 13907
Unique ID: D013526
NLM Classification: WO 162
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2002/10/23
Surgical Mesh - Preferred
Concept UI M0020900
Scope note Any woven or knit material of open texture used in surgery for the repair, reconstruction, or substitution of tissue. The mesh is usually a synthetic fabric made of various polymers. It is occasionally made of metal.
Preferred term Surgical Mesh
Entry term(s) Mesh, Surgical
Meshes, Surgical
Surgical Meshes



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