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MeSH Heading: Enterostomy
Tree Number(s): E04.210.338; E04.579.338
Unique ID: D004766
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004766
Annotation: general or unspecified only; prefer specifics
Scope Note: Creation of an artificial external opening or fistula in the intestines.
Previous Indexing: Colostomy (1966-1987); Ileostomy (1966-1987)
Public MeSH Note: 88
History Note: 88
Date Introduced: 1988/01/01
Last Updated: 1997/06/20

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

education (ED)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

rehabilitation (RH)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Enterostomy MeSH Descriptor Data 2026