Absorbable Gelatin Sponge

Preferred Label : Absorbable Gelatin Sponge;

NCIt synonyms : Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable;

NCIt related terms : Gelfoam;

NCIt definition : A sterile hemostatic agent composed of purified porcine-derived gelatin. In regional chemotherapy, absorbable gelatin sponge may be used to embolize arteries in the region of a tumor in order to block or retard blood flow; this blockage results in a locally increased concentration of chemotherapeutic agents delivered to the tumor when chemotherapeutic agents are infused into the embolized arterial circulation upstream of the blockage.;

Drug name : Gelfoam;

Details

Origin ID

C38705;

UMLS CUI

C0017238;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Gelatin absorbable (sponge) [ICHI extension code]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Absorbable gelatin sponge [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Absorbable gelatin sponge (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- absorbable gelatin sponge [Radlex concept]
- absorbable gelatin sponge [ATC Code]
- absorbable gelatin sponge [SNOMED Notion]
- gelatin sponge, absorbable [MeSH Descriptor]
- gelatin sponge, absorbable [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Medical Device [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Absorbable gelatin sponge [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Absorbable gelatin sponge (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- absorbable gelatin sponge [ATC Code]
- absorbable gelatin sponge [Radlex concept]
- absorbable gelatin sponge [SNOMED Notion]
- gelatin sponge, absorbable [MeSH concept]
- gelatin sponge, absorbable [MeSH Descriptor]
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- CTRP Agent Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NCI Drug Dictionary Terminology [NCIt concept]

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