molteno implants

Preferred Label : molteno implants;

MeSH definition : Devices implanted to control intraocular pressure by allowing aqueous fluid to drain from the anterior chamber. (Hoffman, Pocket Glossary of Ophthalmologic Terminology, 1989);

MeSH synonym : molteno shunts; shunts, molteno; implants, molteno;

Details

Origin ID

D018465;

UMLS CUI

C0181899;

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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Molteno tube (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
Record concept(s)
- molteno implants [MeSH concept]
See also
- filtering surgery [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Medical Device [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Molteno tube (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]

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