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Descriptor English: Gastroenterology
Descriptor Spanish: Gastroenterología
Descriptor gastroenterología
Entry term(s) hepatología
Scope note: Especialidad de la medicina interna que se ocupa del estudio de la fisiología y de las enfermedades del aparato digestivo y estructuras relacionadas (esófago, hígado, vesícula biliar y páncreas)
Descriptor Portuguese: Gastroenterologia
Descriptor French: Gastroentérologie
Entry term(s): Hepatology
Tree number(s): H02.403.429.405
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005762
Scope note: A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the physiology and diseases of the digestive system and related structures (esophagus, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas).
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Entry Version: GASTROENTEROL
Related: Gastrointestinal Diseases MeSH
DeCS ID: 5903
Unique ID: D005762
NLM Classification: WI 21
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Gastroenterology - Preferred
Concept UI M0009021
Scope note A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the physiology and diseases of the digestive system and related structures (esophagus, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas).
Preferred term Gastroenterology
Hepatology - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0009022
Preferred term Hepatology



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