Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1955856
NCI: A surgically created opening from an area inside the body to the outside.,MSH: Artificial openings created by a surgeon for therapeutic reasons. Most often this refers to openings from the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT through the ABDOMINAL WALL to the outside of the body. It can also refer to the two ends of a surgical anastomosis.,CHV: surgically created body opening,CHV: surgically created body opening,CHV: surgically created body opening