| Descriptor English: | Fasciotomy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Fasciotomía
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Fasciotomia | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Fasciotomie | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Fasciectomy |
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| Tree number(s): |
E04.321 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000071938 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Surgical incision on the FASCIA. It is used to decompress compartment pressure (e.g. in COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; circumferential burns and extremity injuries) or to release contractures (e.g. in DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE). |
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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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| Previous Indexing: |
Fascia/surgery (1965-2016) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2017 |
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| History Note: | 2017 |
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| Related: |
Fascia
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 56686 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D000071938 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2017/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2016/07/08 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/05/31 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Fasciotomy
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| Concept UI |
M000616066 |
| Scope note | Surgical incision on the FASCIA. It is used to decompress compartment pressure (e.g. in COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; circumferential burns and extremity injuries) or to release contractures (e.g. in DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE). |
| Preferred term | Fasciotomy |
| Entry term(s) |
Fasciectomy |
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