172405003: Superficial keratectomy (procedure)

SNOMED CT Concept\Procedure\...

\Surgical procedure (procedure)\Surgical removal\Excision\Excision of head structure\Anterior segment of eye excision\Cornea excision\Keratectomy\Superficial keratectomy
\Surgical procedure (procedure)\Operative procedure on head\Surgical procedure on eye region (procedure)\Surgical procedure on eye proper (procedure)\Operative procedure on anterior segment of eye\Anterior segment of eye excision\Cornea excision\Keratectomy\Superficial keratectomy
\Surgical procedure (procedure)\Operative procedure on head\Surgical procedure on eye region (procedure)\Surgical procedure on eye proper (procedure)\Operative procedure on anterior segment of eye\Operative procedure on cornea\Cornea excision\Keratectomy\Superficial keratectomy
\Surgical procedure (procedure)\Operative procedure on head\Excision of head structure\Anterior segment of eye excision\Cornea excision\Keratectomy\Superficial keratectomy

\Procedure by method\Removal\Surgical removal\Excision\Excision of head structure\Anterior segment of eye excision\Cornea excision\Keratectomy\Superficial keratectomy
\Procedure by method\Operative procedure on head\Surgical procedure on eye region (procedure)\Surgical procedure on eye proper (procedure)\Operative procedure on anterior segment of eye\Anterior segment of eye excision\Cornea excision\Keratectomy\Superficial keratectomy
\Procedure by method\Operative procedure on head\Surgical procedure on eye region (procedure)\Surgical procedure on eye proper (procedure)\Operative procedure on anterior segment of eye\Operative procedure on cornea\Cornea excision\Keratectomy\Superficial keratectomy
\Procedure by method\Operative procedure on head\Excision of head structure\Anterior segment of eye excision\Cornea excision\Keratectomy\Superficial keratectomy

Status: current, Not sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jan 2002. Module: SNOMED CT core

Descriptions:

Id Description Lang Type Status Case? Module

266927017 Superficial keratectomy en Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

554587018 Superficial keratectomy (procedure) en Fully specified name Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

Expanded Value Set

Outbound Relationships	Type	Target	Active	Characteristic	Refinability	Group	Values
Superficial keratectomy	Is a	Excision of lesion of cornea	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Superficial keratectomy	Procedure site	Corneal structure	false	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Superficial keratectomy	Extent	Superficial	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Superficial keratectomy	Method	Excision - action (qualifier value)	false	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Superficial keratectomy	Is a	Conjunctiva and/or cornea operations	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Superficial keratectomy	Is a	Excision of lesion of anterior segment of eye	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Superficial keratectomy	Direct morphology	Morphologically abnormal structure (morphologic abnormality)	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Superficial keratectomy	Is a	Keratectomy	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Superficial keratectomy	Procedure site - Direct (attribute)	Corneal structure	false	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Superficial keratectomy	Method	Excision - action (qualifier value)	true	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Superficial keratectomy	Procedure site - Direct (attribute)	Corneal structure	true	Inferred relationship	Some	1

Inbound Relationships	Type	Active	Source	Characteristic	Refinability	Group
Surgical superficial keratectomy	Is a	True	Superficial keratectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
Laser superficial keratectomy (procedure)	Is a	True	Superficial keratectomy	Inferred relationship	Some
History of superficial keratectomy (situation)	Associated procedure	True	Superficial keratectomy	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Diamond burr superficial keratectomy (procedure)	Is a	True	Superficial keratectomy	Inferred relationship	Some

This concept is not in any reference sets