Orchiectomy MeSH Descriptor Data 2024

MeSH Heading: Orchiectomy
Tree Number(s): E04.270.282.679; E04.950.165.679; E04.950.774.860.618
Unique ID: D009919
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009919
Annotation: check tags MALE & ANIMALS or HUMAN
Scope Note: The surgical removal of one or both testicles.
Entry Term(s): Castration, Male; Orchidectomy
NLM Classification #: WJ 868
Previous Indexing: Castration (1966-1985)
See Also: Orchiopexy
Public MeSH Note: 86
History Note: 86
Date Established: 1986/01/01
Date of Entry: 1985/06/06
Revision Date: 2009/07/06

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)

Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
- Endocrine Surgical Procedures [E04.270]
  - Castration [E04.270.282]
    - Orchiectomy [E04.270.282.679]
    - Ovariectomy [E04.270.282.685]

Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
- Urogenital Surgical Procedures [E04.950]
  - Castration [E04.950.165]
    - Orchiectomy [E04.950.165.679]
    - Ovariectomy [E04.950.165.685]

Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
- Urogenital Surgical Procedures [E04.950]
  - Urologic Surgical Procedures [E04.950.774]
    - Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male [E04.950.774.860]

Orchiectomy Preferred

Castration, Male Broader

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