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Sigmoidoscopy MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sigmoidoscopy
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.372.250.250.200.700
E01.370.388.250.250.250.160.800
E04.210.240.250.160.800
E04.502.250.250.250.160.800
Unique ID
D012812
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012812
Annotation
/ instrum permitted but consider also SIGMOIDOSCOPES
Scope Note
Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the sigmoid flexure.
Entry Term(s)
Proctosigmoidoscopy
Sigmoidoscopic Surgery
Sigmoidoscopic Surgical Procedures
Surgery, Sigmoidoscopic
Surgical Procedures, Sigmoidoscopic
NLM Classification #
WI 620
See Also
Sigmoidoscopes
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2010/06/25
Sigmoidoscopy Preferred
Sigmoidoscopic Surgical Procedures Narrower
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