| Descriptor English: | Craniotomy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Craneotomía                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Craniotomia | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Craniotomie | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Craniectomies Craniectomy Craniotomies  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        E04.525.190 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003399 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Surgical incision into the cranium. | 
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| Annotation: | consider also SKULL /surg | 
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| 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  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 65 | 
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| History Note: | 65(64) | 
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| DeCS ID: | 3415 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D003399 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WL 368 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1965/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/06/20 | 
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                                        ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
 
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]Surgical Procedures, Operative 
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                        Craniotomy                                            
                                        - Preferred                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                                    
                        Craniectomy                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                    
                    
                
                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0005290 | 
                                
| Scope note | Surgical incision into the cranium. | 
| Preferred term | Craniotomy | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Craniotomies                                                 | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M000626942 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Craniectomy | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Craniectomies                                                 | 
                                
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