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VAGOTOMY [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-02-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
- Liver and Biliary Ducts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- videoscopic cholecystectomy
1, record 1, English, videoscopic%20cholecystectomy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Many of the state's first laparoscopic procedures were performed by surgeons at the Maryland Center for Advances in videoscopic surgery, including videoscopic cholecystectomy, pelvic lymph node dissection, vagotomy... 1, record 1, English, - videoscopic%20cholecystectomy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cholecystectomy: The surgical removal of the gallbladder. 2, record 1, English, - videoscopic%20cholecystectomy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
videoscopic surgery: A newly developed approach to surgery which avoids conventional incisions; ... Now surgeons can see images from the laparoscope just as if they were viewing through a large incision; ... The new videoscopic approach, which adds to the laparoscope a video camera and light source, has revolutionized simple laparoscopic surgery. 3, record 1, English, - videoscopic%20cholecystectomy
Record 1, Key term(s)
- video-scopic cholecystectomy
- videoscopic chole-cystectomy
- video-scopic chole-cystectomy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
- Foie et voies biliaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cholecystectomie sous vidéoscopie
1, record 1, French, cholecystectomie%20sous%20vid%C3%A9oscopie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme proposé par analogie avec l'expression "cholécystectomie sous coelioscopie". 1, record 1, French, - cholecystectomie%20sous%20vid%C3%A9oscopie
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cholé-cystectomie sous vidéoscopie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-09-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- highly selective vagotomy
1, record 2, English, highly%20selective%20vagotomy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
division of only those vagal fibers supplying the acid-secreting glands of the stomach, with preservation of those supplying the antrum as well as the hepatic and celiac branches. 1, record 2, English, - highly%20selective%20vagotomy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vagotomie suprasélective
1, record 2, French, vagotomie%20supras%C3%A9lective
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- vagotomie hautement sélective 1, record 2, French, vagotomie%20hautement%20s%C3%A9lective
correct, feminine noun
- vagotomie acido-fundique 1, record 2, French, vagotomie%20acido%2Dfundique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-09-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Neurosurgery
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- non-surgical vagotomy 1, record 3, English, non%2Dsurgical%20vagotomy
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Neurochirurgie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vagotomie non chirurgicale 1, record 3, French, vagotomie%20non%20chirurgicale
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-03-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Neurosurgery
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- vagotomy
1, record 4, English, vagotomy
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Neurochirurgie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- vagotomie
1, record 4, French, vagotomie
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-01-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- The Genitals
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- parietal-cell vagotomy 1, record 5, English, parietal%2Dcell%20vagotomy
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Organes génitaux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- section du vague innervant les cellules pariétales 1, record 5, French, section%20du%20vague%20innervant%20les%20cellules%20pari%C3%A9tales
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1985-03-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- truncal vagotomy
1, record 6, English, truncal%20vagotomy
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
surgical division of the two main trunks of the abdominal vagus nerve. 1, record 6, English, - truncal%20vagotomy
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- vagotomie tronculaire
1, record 6, French, vagotomie%20tronculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Supprimant la sécrétion acide d'origine centrale, empruntant la voie des pneumogastriques, la vagotomie tronculaire n'est pas dénuée d'effets indésirables (...) 1, record 6, French, - vagotomie%20tronculaire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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