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Descriptor English: Decompressive Craniectomy
Descriptor Spanish: Craniectomía Descompresiva
Descriptor craniectomía descompresiva
Scope note: La resección de una parte del cráneo. Este procedimiento se utiliza para tratar la presión intracraneal que no responde al tratamiento convencional.
Descriptor Portuguese: Craniectomia Descompressiva
Descriptor French: Craniectomie décompressive
Entry term(s): Craniectomy, Decompressive
Craniotomy, Decompressive
Decompressive Craniectomies
Decompressive Craniotomies
Decompressive Craniotomy
Tree number(s): E04.188.200
E04.525.190.200
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056424
Scope note: Excision of part of the skull. This procedure is used to treat elevated intracranial pressure that is unresponsive to conventional treatment.
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: Craniotomy (1976-2009)
Decompression, Surgical (1996-2009)
Public MeSH Note: 2010
History Note: 2010
DeCS ID: 53699
Unique ID: D056424
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Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2017/06/20
Decompressive Craniectomy - Preferred
Concept UI M0527210
Scope note Excision of part of the skull. This procedure is used to treat elevated intracranial pressure that is unresponsive to conventional treatment.
Preferred term Decompressive Craniectomy
Entry term(s) Craniectomy, Decompressive
Decompressive Craniectomies
Decompressive Craniotomy - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000627100
Preferred term Decompressive Craniotomy
Entry term(s) Craniotomy, Decompressive
Decompressive Craniotomies



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