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Descriptor English: Molteno Implants
Descriptor Spanish: Implantes de Molteno
Descriptor implantes de Molteno
Entry term(s) válvulas de Molteno
Scope note: Dispositivos implantados para controlar la presión intraocular, permitiendo el drenaje del humor acuoso desde la cámara anterior. (Hoffman, Pocket Glossary of Ophthalmologic Terminology, 1989)
Descriptor Portuguese: Implantes de Molteno
Descriptor French: Implant de Molténo
Entry term(s): Implants, Molteno
Molteno Shunts
Shunts, Molteno
Tree number(s): E07.695.250.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018465
Scope note: Devices implanted to control intraocular pressure by allowing aqueous fluid to drain from the anterior chamber. (Hoffman, Pocket Glossary of Ophthalmologic Terminology, 1989)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Glaucoma/surgery (1980-1994)
Implants, Artificial (1980-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
DeCS ID: 32138
Unique ID: D018465
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Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/04/16
Revision Date: 1998/06/10
Molteno Implants - Preferred
Concept UI M0027700
Scope note Devices implanted to control intraocular pressure by allowing aqueous fluid to drain from the anterior chamber. (Hoffman, Pocket Glossary of Ophthalmologic Terminology, 1989)
Preferred term Molteno Implants
Entry term(s) Implants, Molteno
Molteno Shunts
Shunts, Molteno



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