Transsphenoidal Surgery

Preferred Label : Transsphenoidal Surgery;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A type of surgery in which instruments are inserted into part of the brain by going through the nose and the sphenoid bone (a butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull). Transsphenoidal surgery is used to remove tumors of the pituitary gland.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000476651;

Details

Origin ID

C93344;

UMLS CUI

C2985562;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Transsphenoidal surgery [MedDRA Preferred Term]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Transsphenoidal surgery [MedDRA Preferred Term]
procedure_has_target_anatomy
- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]

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