| Descriptor English: | Ostomy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Estomía 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Estomia | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Ostomie | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Ostomies | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | E04.579 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010030 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Surgical construction of an artificial opening (stoma) for external fistulization of a duct or vessel by insertion of a tube with or without a supportive stent. | ||||||
| Annotation: | general or unspecified; prefer specifics | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | AE                                                            adverse effects CL classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology RH rehabilitation SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary | ||||||
| Previous Indexing: | Colostomy (1966-1987) Ileostomy (1966-1987) Urinary Diversion (1973-1987) | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 88 | ||||||
| History Note: | 88 | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 22955 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D010030 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1988/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1987/05/15 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 1992/05/15 | 
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                                        ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
 
 Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]Surgical Procedures, Operative
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                | Concept UI | M0015560 | 
| Scope note | Surgical construction of an artificial opening (stoma) for external fistulization of a duct or vessel by insertion of a tube with or without a supportive stent. | 
| Preferred term | Ostomy | 
| Entry term(s) | Ostomies | 
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