scleral buckling

Preferred Label : scleral buckling;

MeSH definition : An operation for retinal detachment which reduces the size of the globe by indenting the sclera so that it approximates the retina.;

MeSH synonym : buckling, scleral; bucklings, scleral; scleral bucklings;

MeSH annotation : do not use /util except by MeSH definition;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scleral buckling;

Details

Origin ID

D012591;

UMLS CUI

C0036411;

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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Scleral buckle (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Scleral buckling (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Scleral implant [ICHI extension code]
- scleral buckling [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- scleral buckling [MeSH concept]
See also
- retinal detachment [MeSH Descriptor]
- sclera [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Scleral buckling (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- scleral buckling [SNOMED Notion]

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