"Mastoidectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Surgical removal of the diseased cells from the MASTOID PROCESS. It often involves simultaneous resection and/or repair of the MIDDLE EAR and EAR DRUM in MIDDLE EAR CHOLESTEATOMAS and MASTOIDITIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000074406
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.580.450.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Complete Mastoidectomy- Complete Mastoidectomy
- Complete Mastoidectomies
- Mastoidectomies, Complete
- Mastoidectomy, Complete
Modified Radical Mastoidectomy- Modified Radical Mastoidectomy
- Mastoidectomies, Modified Radical
- Mastoidectomy, Modified Radical
- Modified Radical Mastoidectomies
- Radical Mastoidectomies, Modified
- Radical Mastoidectomy, Modified
Radical Mastoidectomy- Radical Mastoidectomy
- Mastoidectomies, Radical
- Mastoidectomy, Radical
- Radical Mastoidectomies
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