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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Diskectomy
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Descriptor Spanish:
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discectomía
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Discotomia
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Synonyms English:
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Discectomies
Discectomy
Diskectomies
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Tree Number:
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E02.718.444
E04.188.350
E04.555.200
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Definition English:
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Excision, in part or whole, of an INTERVERTEBRAL DISC. The most common indication is disk displacement or herniation. In addition to standard surgical removal, it can be performed by percutaneous diskectomy (DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS) or by laparoscopic diskectomy, the former being the more common. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS is also available
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History Note English:
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94
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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31505
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Unique Identifier:
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D017586
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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