Preferred Label : eye evisceration;
MeSH definition : The surgical removal of the inner contents of the eye, leaving the sclera intact.
It should be differentiated from ORBIT EVISCERATION which removes the entire contents
of the orbit, including eyeball, blood vessels, muscles, fat, nerve supply, and periosteum.;
MeSH synonym : evisceration, eye; eviscerations, eye; eye eviscerations;
MeSH annotation : removal of the inner contents of the eye, leaving the sclera intact: do not confuse
with EYE ENUCLEATION (removal of eyeball leaving eye musc & remaining orbital contents
intact) or ORBIT EVISCERATION (removal of contents of orbit, including eyeball, blood
vessels, muscles, fat, nerve supply & periosteum); do not use /util except by MeSH
definition; do not confuse with EYE ENUCLEATION (removal of eyeball leaving eye muscle & remaining
orbital contents intact) or ORBIT EVISCERATION (removal of contents of orbit, including
eyeball, blood vessels, muscles, fat, nerve supply & periosteum);
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye evisceration;
Origin ID : D017234;
UMLS CUI : C0162662;
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The surgical removal of the inner contents of the eye, leaving the sclera intact.
It should be differentiated from ORBIT EVISCERATION which removes the entire contents
of the orbit, including eyeball, blood vessels, muscles, fat, nerve supply, and periosteum.
https://www.sfo-online.fr/sites/www.sfo-online.fr/files/medias/documents/27_Enucleation_et_evisceration_de_l_oeil.pdf
2009
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