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HEAD NECK SURGERY [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Periodicals
- Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Journal of Otolaryngology
1, record 1, English, Journal%20of%20Otolaryngology
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Publication of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. 2, record 1, English, - Journal%20of%20Otolaryngology
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de périodiques
- Chirurgie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie
1, record 1, French, Journal%20d%27oto%2Drhino%2Dlaryngologie
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Publication de la Société canadienne d'otolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale. 2, record 1, French, - Journal%20d%27oto%2Drhino%2Dlaryngologie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-12-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Ear, Nose and Larynx (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Confederation of the European Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
1, record 2, English, Confederation%20of%20the%20European%20Otorhinolaryngology%20and%20Head%20and%20Neck%20Surgery
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CEORL-HNS 1, record 2, English, CEORL%2DHNS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Confederation of the European Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, CEORL-HNS, was established in 2009 with the main objective of uniting the forces of [many European organizations in the field] in an effort to create one voice for ORL-HNS [Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery] in Europe and beyond. 1, record 2, English, - Confederation%20of%20the%20European%20Otorhinolaryngology%20and%20Head%20and%20Neck%20Surgery
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Oreille, nez et larynx (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Confederation of the European Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
1, record 2, French, Confederation%20of%20the%20European%20Otorhinolaryngology%20and%20Head%20and%20Neck%20Surgery
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- CEORL-HNS 1, record 2, French, CEORL%2DHNS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Confédération européenne d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale 2, record 2, French, Conf%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration%20europ%C3%A9enne%20d%27otorhinolaryngologie%20et%20de%20chirurgie%20cervico%2Dfaciale
proposal, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Confédération européenne d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale : traduction non officielle donnée à titre d'information seulement. 2, record 2, French, - Confederation%20of%20the%20European%20Otorhinolaryngology%20and%20Head%20and%20Neck%20Surgery
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-02-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Neurosurgery
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- minimally invasive skull base surgery
1, record 3, English, minimally%20invasive%20skull%20base%20surgery
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- endoscopic skull base surgery 2, record 3, English, endoscopic%20skull%20base%20surgery
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Minimally invasive skull base surgery... applies endoscopic technology to remove benign and malignant tumors in the head, neck, and skull base. 3, record 3, English, - minimally%20invasive%20skull%20base%20surgery
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Minimally invasive skull base surgery uses a narrow scope with a light to access and remove tumours through the nose. 4, record 3, English, - minimally%20invasive%20skull%20base%20surgery
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Neurochirurgie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chirurgie laparoscopique de la base du crâne
1, record 3, French, chirurgie%20laparoscopique%20de%20la%20base%20du%20cr%C3%A2ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- chirurgie endoscopique de la base du crâne 2, record 3, French, chirurgie%20endoscopique%20de%20la%20base%20du%20cr%C3%A2ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chirurgie laparoscopique de la base du crâne. [...] les chirurgiens [...] peuvent insérer un endoscope dans le nez afin d'atteindre la région visée, puis retirer la tumeur par le nez. 1, record 3, French, - chirurgie%20laparoscopique%20de%20la%20base%20du%20cr%C3%A2ne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Neurocirugía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cirugía endoscópica de la base del cráneo
1, record 3, Spanish, cirug%C3%ADa%20endosc%C3%B3pica%20de%20la%20base%20del%20cr%C3%A1neo
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-08-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Surgery
- Medical Staff
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- general surgeon
1, record 4, English, general%20surgeon
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The general surgeon is trained to provide surgical care for the whole patient. This includes making a diagnosis; preoperative, operative and postoperative management of the patient; and the surgical treatment of the alimentary tract; abdomen and its contents, including the pelvis; breast, skin and soft tissue; and endocrine system. It includes head and neck surgery, pediatric surgery, surgical critical care, surgical oncology, trauma and burns, transplants and vascular surgery. 2, record 4, English, - general%20surgeon
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Chirurgie
- Personnel médical
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chirurgien généraliste
1, record 4, French, chirurgien%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9raliste
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- chirurgienne généraliste 2, record 4, French, chirurgienne%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9raliste
correct, feminine noun
- chirurgien général 3, record 4, French, chirurgien%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
- chirurgienne générale 4, record 4, French, chirurgienne%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chirurgien général. Personne qui, à titre de médecin spécialiste, pratique des interventions chirurgicales afin de diagnostiquer une maladie, d'enlever des tissus ou des organes atteints, de réparer des traumatismes ou d'assurer le fonctionnement correct et normal d'un organe. Elle traite les maladies de la peau et des tissus mous, de la tête et du cou, des glandes endocrines, du thorax, de tous les organes abdominaux (œsophage, estomac, intestins, foie, vésicule et voies biliaires, pancréas et rate) ainsi que les artères et les veines. Elle est également spécialiste de première ligne pour les polytraumatisés et les cas chirurgicaux graves en salle d'urgence ou aux soins intensifs. Chaque fois, elle détermine et effectue l'intervention appropriée et exerce un suivi auprès de ses patients au cours de la période postopératoire. 5, record 4, French, - chirurgien%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9raliste
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chirurgien généraliste; chirurgienne généraliste : termes tirés du Mini-lexique de la médecine et du droit et reproduits avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 6, record 4, French, - chirurgien%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9raliste
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-05-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- Physiotherapy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Hydrocollator steam pack
1, record 5, English, Hydrocollator%20steam%20pack
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Hydrocollator moist heat pack 2, record 5, English, Hydrocollator%20moist%20heat%20pack
correct
- Hydrocollator compressor pad 3, record 5, English, Hydrocollator%20compressor%20pad
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"How I do it"-Head and neck and plastic surgery : a targeted problem and its solution. The hydrocollator(reg.) steam pack revisited. 1, record 5, English, - Hydrocollator%20steam%20pack
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hydrocollator® is a registered trademark of the Chattanooga Corp., Chattanooga, Tennessee. 2, record 5, English, - Hydrocollator%20steam%20pack
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Physiothérapie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- enveloppement humide chaud Hydrocollator
1, record 5, French, enveloppement%20humide%20chaud%20Hydrocollator
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «enveloppement» désigne habituellement une action. Pour désigner la chose utilisée, il vaudrait mieux parler de «drap, de linge ou de serviette humide», selon le cas. 2, record 5, French, - enveloppement%20humide%20chaud%20Hydrocollator
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Hydrocollator® est une marque déposée de Chattanooga Corp., Chattanooga, Tennessee. 1, record 5, French, - enveloppement%20humide%20chaud%20Hydrocollator
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2012-01-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Surgery
- Ear, Nose and Larynx (Medicine)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Canadian Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Fund 1, record 6, English, Canadian%20Otolaryngology%26mdash%3BHead%20and%20Neck%20Surgery%20Fund
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mississauga, Ontario. 2, record 6, English, - Canadian%20Otolaryngology%26mdash%3BHead%20and%20Neck%20Surgery%20Fund
Record 6, Key term(s)
- Canadian Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Fund
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
- Chirurgie
- Oreille, nez et larynx (Médecine)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Fonds canadien d'otolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale
1, record 6, French, Fonds%20canadien%20d%27otolaryngologie%20et%20de%20chirurgie%20cervico%2Dfaciale
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mississauga, Ontario. 2, record 6, French, - Fonds%20canadien%20d%27otolaryngologie%20et%20de%20chirurgie%20cervico%2Dfaciale
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2011-12-09
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- myofascial pain syndrome
1, record 7, English, myofascial%20pain%20syndrome
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Myofascial pain syndromes. ...Examples are tension headache arising from chronic contraction of paraspinous muscles at the base of the skull, anterior chest pain from contraction of pectoralis major, posterior thoracic or lumbar pain from paraspinous muscle contraction, and abdominal pain form rectus muscle retraction. 2, record 7, English, - myofascial%20pain%20syndrome
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Myofascial pain syndrome of the head and neck : a review of clinical characteristics of 164 patients.(In Oral Surgery, oral Medicine, oral Pathology, 1985, 60(6) 615-623, cited in PASCAL data base.) 3, record 7, English, - myofascial%20pain%20syndrome
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- douleurs myo-fasciales
1, record 7, French, douleurs%20myo%2Dfasciales
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- douleur myofaciale 1, record 7, French, douleur%20myofaciale
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les aspects psychosomatiques des douleurs myo-fasciales. (Relevé dans la base de données MEDLINE.) 1, record 7, French, - douleurs%20myo%2Dfasciales
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La douleur cervicale aiguë myofaciale présente des similarités frappantes avec la céphalée post-péridurale chez les patientes [...] (Relevé dans la base de données PASCAL. 1, record 7, French, - douleurs%20myo%2Dfasciales
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1992-10-27
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Pan American Association of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
1, record 8, English, Pan%20American%20Association%20of%20Oto%2DRhino%2DLaryngology%2DHead%20and%20Neck%20Surgery
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- Pan American Association of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Broncho-Esophagology 1, record 8, English, Pan%20American%20Association%20of%20Oto%2DRhino%2DLaryngology%20and%20Broncho%2DEsophagology
former designation, correct
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Association panaméricaine d'oto-rhino-laryngologie - chirurgie de la tête et du cou
1, record 8, French, Association%20panam%C3%A9ricaine%20d%27oto%2Drhino%2Dlaryngologie%20%2D%20chirurgie%20de%20la%20t%C3%AAte%20et%20du%20cou
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- Association panaméricaine d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de broncho-oesophagologie 1, record 8, French, Association%20panam%C3%A9ricaine%20d%27oto%2Drhino%2Dlaryngologie%20et%20de%20broncho%2Doesophagologie
former designation, correct
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1987-01-12
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- head and neck surgery
1, record 9, English, head%20and%20neck%20surgery
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- chirurgie cervico-faciale
1, record 9, French, chirurgie%20cervico%2Dfaciale
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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