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Descriptor English: Catgut
Descriptor Spanish: Catgut
Descriptor catgut
Scope note: Tiras estériles de colágeno obtenidas de mamíferos sanos. Se utilizan como ligaduras quirúrgicas absorbibles y frecuentemente están impregnadas con cromo o plata para aumentar su fuerza. Tienden a causar reacción tisular.
Descriptor Portuguese: Categute
Descriptor French: Catgut
Entry term(s): Catguts
Tree number(s): E07.858.690.820.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002398
Scope note: Sterile collagen strands obtained from healthy mammals. They are used as absorbable surgical ligatures and are frequently impregnated with chromium or silver for increased strength. They tend to cause tissue reaction.
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
Previous Indexing: Sutures (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SUTURES 1979-90
History Note: 91(79); was see under SUTURES 1979-90
DeCS ID: 29335
Unique ID: D002398
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/02/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Catgut - Preferred
Concept UI M0003653
Scope note Sterile collagen strands obtained from healthy mammals. They are used as absorbable surgical ligatures and are frequently impregnated with chromium or silver for increased strength. They tend to cause tissue reaction.
Preferred term Catgut
Entry term(s) Catguts



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