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Ext rt hemicolect anast NEC

English translation: extended right hemicolectomy and anastomosis, not elsewhere classified


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English term or phrase:Ext rt hemicolect anast NEC
English translation:extended right hemicolectomy and anastomosis, not elsewhere classified
Entered by: Empty Whiskey Glass
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13:25 Jan 20, 2012
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English term or phrase: Ext rt hemicolect anast NEC
Ext rt hemicolect anast NEC

This is from a patient report from UK.
Empty Whiskey Glass
Local time: 05:06
extended right hemicolectomy and anastomosis, not elsewhere classified
Explanation:
It's an OPCS code descriptor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPCS-4
http://www.surginet.org.uk/informatics/opcs.php
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fvasconcellos
Brazil
Local time: 23:06
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Thank you for the prompt and prrecise answer!
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5 +5extended right hemicolectomy and anastomosis, not elsewhere classifiedfvasconcellos


  

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ext rt hemicolect anast nec
extended right hemicolectomy and anastomosis, not elsewhere classified


Explanation:
It's an OPCS code descriptor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPCS-4
http://www.surginet.org.uk/informatics/opcs.php

fvasconcellos
Brazil
Local time: 23:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 35
Grading comment
Thank you for the prompt and prrecise answer!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronika McLaren
13 mins
  -> Thank you, Veronika!
agree  Siegfried Armbruster
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Siegfried!
agree  .: What an abbreviation this 'NEC' is ! Long live abbreviations - the pet peeve of every translator, nay, every reader ;-)
2 hrs
  -> Indeed :-)
agree  Polangmar
4 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  amarpaul: nice reference :-)
6 hrs
  -> Thank you! I don't always provide them, but when I do, I like to make sure they're useful :)
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