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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Queratoplastia Endotelial de la Lámina Limitante Posterior
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Ceratoplastia Endotelial com Remoção da Lâmina Limitante Posterior
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Tree Number:
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E02.095.147.725.262
E04.540.825.374.112
E04.936.580.262
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Definition English:
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A surgical procedure or KERATOPLASTY involving selective stripping and replacement of diseased host DESCEMET MEMBRANE and CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM with a suitable and healthy donor posterior lamella. The advantage to this procedure is that the normal corneal surface of the recipient is retained, thereby avoiding corneal surface incisions and sutures. |
History Note English:
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2010
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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53700
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Unique Identifier:
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D057111
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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