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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Filtering Surgery
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Cirugía Filtrante
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Cirurgia Filtrante
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Synonyms English:
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Filtration Surgery
Surgery, Filtering
Surgery, Filtration
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Tree Number:
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E04.540.450
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Definition English:
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A surgical procedure used in treatment of glaucoma in which an opening is created through which aqueous fluid may pass from the anterior chamber into a sac created beneath the conjunctiva, thus lowering the pressure within the eye. (Hoffman, Pocket Glossary of Ophthalmologic Terminology, 1989) |
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See Related English:
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Molteno Implants
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History Note English:
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95
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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32250
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Unique Identifier:
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D018463
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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