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VALVULOTOMY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- valvulotome
1, record 1, English, valvulotome
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A surgical blade designed for valvulotomy or commissurotomy. 1, record 1, English, - valvulotome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- valvulotome
1, record 1, French, valvulotome
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument chirurgical servant à sectionner une valvule cardiaque. 1, record 1, French, - valvulotome
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Heart Surgery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- valvulotomy
1, record 2, English, valvulotomy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surgical incision of a valve. 1, record 2, English, - valvulotomy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie cardiaque
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- valvulotomie
1, record 2, French, valvulotomie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Section chirurgicale d'une valvule cardiaque rétrécie. 1, record 2, French, - valvulotomie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-12-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Heart Surgery
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- closed valvulotomy
1, record 3, English, closed%20valvulotomy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie cardiaque
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- valvulotomie aveugle
1, record 3, French, valvulotomie%20aveugle
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour ouvrir cet orifice valvulaire sténosé, il y a deux solutions possibles. Soit, comme Brock l'a pratiqué en premier en 1949, à l'aveugle, en introduisant les instruments adéquats à travers le ventricule droit, soit à ciel ouvert, et la voie la plus commode est alors l'artériotomie pulmonaire. 1, record 3, French, - valvulotomie%20aveugle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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