173422009: Tonsillectomy (procedure)

SNOMED CT Concept\Procedure\...

\Surgical procedure\Operation on respiratory tract\Operation on upper respiratory tract\Operation on pharynx\Operative procedure on tonsils AND/OR adenoids\Operations on tonsil and adenoid\Operation on tonsils\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Operation on respiratory tract\Operation on upper respiratory tract\Operation on pharynx\Pharyngectomy\Partial pharyngectomy\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Operation on respiratory tract\Operation on upper respiratory tract\Operation on pharynx\Operation on oropharynx\Operation on tonsils\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Immune system surgical procedure\Immune system excision\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Surgical removal\Excision\Immune system excision\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Surgical removal\Excision\Excision of head structure\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Surgical removal\Excision\Lymphatic system excision\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Surgical removal\Excision\Pharyngectomy\Partial pharyngectomy\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Operative procedure on haematopoietic system\Operative procedure on tonsils AND/OR adenoids\Operations on tonsil and adenoid\Operation on tonsils\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Operative procedure on digestive system\Operative procedure on digestive organ\Operation on pharynx\Operative procedure on tonsils AND/OR adenoids\Operations on tonsil and adenoid\Operation on tonsils\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Operative procedure on digestive system\Operative procedure on digestive organ\Operation on pharynx\Pharyngectomy\Partial pharyngectomy\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Operative procedure on digestive system\Operative procedure on digestive organ\Operation on pharynx\Operation on oropharynx\Operation on tonsils\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Operative procedure on digestive system\Operation on digestive tract\Upper digestive tract operation\Operation on pharynx\Operative procedure on tonsils AND/OR adenoids\Operations on tonsil and adenoid\Operation on tonsils\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Operative procedure on digestive system\Operation on digestive tract\Upper digestive tract operation\Operation on pharynx\Pharyngectomy\Partial pharyngectomy\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Operative procedure on digestive system\Operation on digestive tract\Upper digestive tract operation\Operation on pharynx\Operation on oropharynx\Operation on tonsils\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Operative procedure on head\Excision of head structure\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Operative procedure on head\Operative procedure on tonsils AND/OR adenoids\Operations on tonsil and adenoid\Operation on tonsils\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Operative procedure on head\Operation on oropharynx\Operation on tonsils\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Operation on lymphatic structure\Operative procedure on tonsils AND/OR adenoids\Operations on tonsil and adenoid\Operation on tonsils\Tonsillectomy
\Surgical procedure\Operation on lymphatic structure\Lymphatic system excision\Tonsillectomy

Status: current, Defined. Date: 31-Jan 2002. Module: SNOMED CT core

Descriptions:

Id Description Lang Type Status Case? Module

268484012 Tonsillectomy en Synonym Active Case insensitive SNOMED CT core
268485013 Excision of tonsil en Synonym Active Case insensitive SNOMED CT core
268486014 Ts - Tonsillectomy en Synonym Active Case sensitive SNOMED CT core
555733015 Tonsillectomy (procedure) en Fully specified name Active Case insensitive SNOMED CT core

Expanded Value Set

Outbound Relationships	Type	Target	Active	Characteristic	Refinability	Group	Values
Tonsillectomy	Is a	Excision of head structure	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Tonsillectomy	Is a	Excision of tonsil tag	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Tonsillectomy	Is a	Lymphatic system excision	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Tonsillectomy	Is a	Operation on tonsils	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Tonsillectomy	Is a	Partial pharyngectomy	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Tonsillectomy	Is a	Operations on tonsil and adenoid	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Tonsillectomy	Procedure site - Direct	Tonsillar structure (palatine)	false	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Tonsillectomy	Is a	Immune system surgical procedure	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Tonsillectomy	Procedure site - Direct	Tonsillar structure (palatine)	true	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Tonsillectomy	Method	Excision - action	true	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Tonsillectomy	Is a	Immune system excision	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Tonsillectomy	Method	Excision - action	false	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Tonsillectomy	Procedure site	Tonsillar structure (palatine)	false	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Tonsillectomy	Is a	Excision of head structure	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Tonsillectomy	Is a	Operation on tonsils	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Tonsillectomy	Is a	Surgical removal	false	Inferred relationship	Some

Inbound Relationships	Type	Active	Source	Characteristic	Refinability	Group
Excision of tonsil, palatine arch and superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle	Is a	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Quinsy tonsillectomy	Is a	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Intracapsular partial excision of bilateral tonsils	Is a	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Adenotonsillectomy	Is a	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Excision of tonsil tag	Is a	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Tonsillectomy specimen	Specimen procedure	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Excision of lesion of tonsil	Is a	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Excision of lingual tonsil	Is a	False	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Primary post tonsillectomy haemorrhage	Following	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Secondary post tonsillectomy haemorrhage	Following	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Tonsillectomy planned	Associated procedure	False	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Plasma-mediated ablation tonsillectomy	Is a	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Bilateral laser tonsillectomy	Is a	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Tonsillectomy planned	Associated procedure	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Tonsillectomy specimen	Specimen procedure	False	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some	1
H/O: tonsillectomy	Associated procedure	False	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some	1
H/O: tonsillectomy	Associated procedure	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Other bilateral tonsillectomy	Is a	False	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Other unilateral tonsillectomy	Is a	False	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Other specified excision of tonsil	Is a	False	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Excision of tonsil NOS	Is a	False	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Bleeding following tonsillectomy	Following	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Robot assisted transoral resection of tonsil	Is a	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Dissection tonsillectomy	Is a	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Guillotine tonsillectomy	Is a	True	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Remnant tonsillectomy	Is a	False	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Histology tonsillectomy	Is a	False	Tonsillectomy	Inferred relationship	Some

Reference Sets

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons MALT surgical procedure reference set

Procedure foundation reference set

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Id	Description	Lang	Type	Status	Case?	Module
268484012	Tonsillectomy	en	Synonym	Active	Case insensitive	SNOMED CT core
268485013	Excision of tonsil	en	Synonym	Active	Case insensitive	SNOMED CT core
268486014	Ts - Tonsillectomy	en	Synonym	Active	Case sensitive	SNOMED CT core
555733015	Tonsillectomy (procedure)	en	Fully specified name	Active	Case insensitive	SNOMED CT core