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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Laparotomy

Preferred term

Laparotomy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Minilaparotomies
  • Minilaparotomy

Note

  • avoid: not a coordinate for operative surgery on abdominal organs; prefer / surg with specific organ; restrict to technique of surgical incision of abdominal wall at any point; usually exploratory

Scope note

  • Incision into the side of the abdomen between the ribs and pelvis.

In other languages

  • laparotomia

    Finnish

  • vatsaleikkaus
  • vatsanpeitteiden avaus
  • vatsaontelon aukaisu
  • vatsaontelon avaus
  • Laparotomi

    Swedish

  • Bukoperation
  • Minilaparotomi

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007813

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