Percutaneous Endoscopic Tube

Preferred Label : Percutaneous Endoscopic Tube;

NCIt synonyms : Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube;

NCIt related terms : gastrostomy tube; PEG tube;

NCIt definition : A hollow tube that is inserted into to the stomach through a surgical incision in the abdominal wall.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A tube inserted through the wall of the abdomen directly into the stomach. It allows air and fluid to leave the stomach and can be used to give drugs and liquids, including liquid food, to the patient. Giving food through a gastrostomy tube is a type of enteral nutrition.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000644743; CDR0000476330; CDR0000644742;

Details

Origin ID

C93308;

UMLS CUI

C2985542;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Gastrostomy tube [LOINC System]
- Gastrostomy tube (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Gastrostomy tube, device (physical object) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- deception [MeSH Descriptor]
- gastrostomy tube [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Medical Device [UMLS semantic type]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Medical Device Terminology [NCIt concept]

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