Status: current, Sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-May 2023. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
| Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group |
| External drainage procedure from ventricle of brain | Is a | False | Encephalocentesis | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Aspiration of subcutaneous cerebrospinal fluid reservoir | Is a | False | Encephalocentesis | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Transabdominal encephalocentesis of fetal head | Is a | True | Encephalocentesis | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Puncture of anterior fontanel | Is a | False | Encephalocentesis | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Puncture and drainage of Rathke's pouch | Is a | False | Encephalocentesis | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Cisternal tap | Is a | False | Encephalocentesis | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Needling of hydrocephalic head | Is a | True | Encephalocentesis | Inferred relationship | Some |
This concept is not in any reference sets