"Surgical Stomas" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Artificial openings created by a surgeon for therapeutic reasons. Most often this refers to openings from the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT through the ABDOMINAL WALL to the outside of the body. It can also refer to the two ends of a surgical anastomosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D054047
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.850.720
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| Concept/Terms |
Surgical Stomas- Surgical Stomas
- Stoma, Surgical
- Surgical Stoma
- Stomata, Surgical
- Surgical Stomata
- Stomas, Surgical
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