tonsillectomy - CISMeF

Preferred Label : tonsillectomy;

MeSH definition : Surgical removal of a tonsil or tonsils. (Dorland, 28th ed);

MeSH synonym : tonsillectomies;

MeSH annotation : do not use /util except by MeSH definition; post-tonsillectomy hemorrh HEMORRHAGE POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS, not HEMORRHAGE, ORAL; post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE not HEMORRHAGE, ORAL;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillectomy;

Details

Origin ID

D014068;

UMLS CUI

C0040423;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- education [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Amygdalotomy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Per Orifice [ICHI means]
- Tonsillectome (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- adenoids [MedlinePlus Topic]
- tonsillitis [MedlinePlus Topic]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- adenoids [MedlinePlus Topic]
Record concept(s)
- tonsillectomy [MeSH concept]
See also
- palatine tonsil [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Tonsillectomy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Tonsillectomy [NCIt concept]
- Tonsillectomy (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Tonsillectomy without adenoidectomy [ICD-9 code]
- tonsillectomy [Disease (Nov.)]
- tonsillectomy, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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