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Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic
Tree Number(s)
E04.210.120.850
E04.210.240.250.840
E04.502.250.250.250.840
E04.515.750.500
Unique ID
D016717
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016717
Annotation
refers to SPHINCTER OF ODDI or VATER'S AMPULLA only; coordinate with disease /‌surg, not /‌diag; /‌instrum is probably DUODENOSCOPES
Scope Note
Incision of SPHINCTER OF ODDI or VATER'S AMPULLA performed by inserting a sphincterotome through DUODENOSCOPE often following or performed during ERCP (ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY).
Entry Term(s)
Endoscopic Biliary Sphincterotomy
Endoscopic Papillotomy
Endoscopic Sphincterotomy
Papillotomy, Endoscopic
Previous Indexing
Endoscopy (1974-1991)
Oddi's Sphincter/surgery (1974-1991)
Sphincterotomy, Transhepatic (1986-1991)
Vater's Ampulla/surgery (1974-1991)
See Also
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Public MeSH Note
92
History Note
92
Date Established
1992/01/01
Date of Entry
1991/02/11
Revision Date
2017/06/20
Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic Preferred
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