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MeSH Heading: Ventriculostomy
Tree Number(s): E04.035.188.957; E04.525.170.860
Unique ID: D014696
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014696
Annotation: refers to cerebral ventricles only, not heart nor stomach
Scope Note: Surgical creation of an opening in a cerebral ventricle.
Entry Term(s): Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy; Ventriculocisternostomy
Previous Indexing: Cerebral Ventricles/surgery (1966-1987); Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts (1972-1987)
See Also: Cerebral Ventricles
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS 1988-90
History Note: 91(88); was see under CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS 1988-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1987/03/18
Revision Date: 2017/06/20

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