Intragastric Balloon Procedure

Preferred Label : Intragastric Balloon Procedure;

NCIt related terms : Intragastric Balloon;

NCIt definition : A procedure in which a saline filled balloon is placed in the stomach to assist with weight loss.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL937478;

Details

Origin ID

C157889;

UMLS CUI

C4763910;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- gastric balloon [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
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- CPTAC Treatments Codelist [NCIt concept]
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