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Descriptor in English: Ureterostomy
Descriptor in Spanish: Ureterostomía
Descriptor in Portuguese: Ureterostomia
Descriptor in French: Urétérostomie
Entry term(s): Ureterostomies
Tree number(s): E04.579.947
E04.950.774.852.947
Scope note: Surgical formation of an opening in the ureter for external drainage of the urine; cutaneous route utilizes a ureteral orifice emerging through the skin.
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
History Note: 88
DeCS UI: 23049
Descriptor UI: D014519
Date Established: 1988/01/01
Date of Entry: 1987/03/20
Revision Date: 1997/06/20
Ureterostomy - Preferred
Concept UI M0022329
Scope note Surgical formation of an opening in the ureter for external drainage of the urine; cutaneous route utilizes a ureteral orifice emerging through the skin.
Preferred term Ureterostomy
Entry term(s) Ureterostomies



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