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Preferred Name

Ileostomy

Synonyms

Ileostomy

ileostomy

Definitions

Surgical creation of an external opening into the ileum for fecal diversion or drainage. Loop or tube procedures are most often employed.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15257

ALT_DEFINITION

An opening into the ileum, part of the small intestine, from the outside of the body. An ileostomy provides a new path for waste material to leave the body after part of the intestine has been removed.

code

C15257

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118169

Contributing_Source

CTRP

DEFINITION

Surgical creation of an external opening into the ileum for fecal diversion or drainage. Loop or tube procedures are most often employed.

Display_Name

Ileostomy

FULL_SYN

Ileostomy

ileostomy

label

Ileostomy

Legacy Concept Name

Ileostomy

Preferred_Name

Ileostomy

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C15257

Semantic_Type

Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

UMLS_CUI

C0020883

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C52005

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