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Decompressive Craniectomy
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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MeSH Tree Structures
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MeSH Heading
Decompressive Craniectomy
Tree Number(s)
E04.188.200
E04.525.190.200
Unique ID
D056424
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056424
Scope Note
Excision of part of the skull. This procedure is used to treat elevated intracranial pressure that is unresponsive to conventional treatment.
Entry Term(s)
Decompressive Craniotomy
Previous Indexing
Craniotomy (1976-2009)
Decompression, Surgical (1996-2009)
Public MeSH Note
2010
History Note
2010
Date Established
2010/01/01
Date of Entry
2009/07/06
Revision Date
2017/06/20
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)
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Decompression, Surgical [E04.188]
Decompressive Craniectomy [E04.188.200]
Diskectomy [E04.188.350]
Laminectomy [E04.188.400]
Microvascular Decompression Surgery [E04.188.600]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Neurosurgical Procedures [E04.525]
Craniotomy [E04.525.190]
Decompressive Craniectomy [E04.525.190.200]
Trephining [E04.525.190.840]
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Decompressive Craniectomy
Preferred
Concept UI
M0527210
Scope Note
Excision of part of the skull. This procedure is used to treat elevated intracranial pressure that is unresponsive to conventional treatment.
Terms
Decompressive Craniectomy
Preferred Term
Term UI
T731068
Date
12/03/2008
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2010)
Decompressive Craniotomy
Related
Concept UI
M000627100
Terms
Decompressive Craniotomy
Preferred Term
Term UI
T000919127
Date
03/15/2017
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2018)
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