glaucoma drainage implants

Preferred Label : glaucoma drainage implants;

MeSH definition : Devices, usually incorporating unidirectional valves, which are surgically inserted in the sclera to maintain normal intraocular pressure.;

MeSH synonym : filtration implants, glaucoma; glaucoma filtration implants; shunt, aqueous humor; shunts, aqueous; aqueous humor shunts; implant, glaucoma filtration; implants, glaucoma drainage; implants, glaucoma filtration; drainage implant, glaucoma; drainage implants, glaucoma; glaucoma drainage implant; implant, glaucoma drainage; aqueous shunts; aqueous shunt; shunt, aqueous; filtration implant, glaucoma; glaucoma filtration implant; aqueous humor shunt; shunts, aqueous humor;

MeSH hyponym : krupin valves; baerveldt implants; Implants, Baerveldt; Valves, Krupin; Baerveldt Implant; Implant, Baerveldt; Krupin Valve; Valve, Krupin;

Details

Origin ID

D020327;

UMLS CUI

C0181041;

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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Glaucoma drainage device (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Krupin tube shunt (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
Metaterm(s)
- ophthalmology [CISMeF Metaterm]
Record concept(s)
- baerveldt implants [MeSH concept]
- glaucoma drainage implants [MeSH concept]
- krupin valves [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- glaucoma [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Medical Device [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Glaucoma drainage device (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]

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