Epidural Steroid Injection

Preferred Label : Epidural Steroid Injection;

NCIt definition : An injection of a steroid into the epidural space, the sleeve that surrounds the spinal sac and cushions the spinal nerves and cords to reduce low back or neck pain associated with inflammation.;

Details

Origin ID

C157844;

UMLS CUI

C0196394;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Epidural steroid injection (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Injection of steroid into spinal canal (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- injection of spinal steroid [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Epidural steroid injection (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Injection of steroid into spinal canal (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- injection of spinal steroid [SNOMED Notion]
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- CPTAC Codelists Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Treatments Codelist [NCIt concept]

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