OESOPHAGECTOMY SURGICAL APPROACH TYPE

The type of surgical approach used during the Oesophagectomy (the surgical removal of all or part of the oesophagus) during an Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Care Spell.

Format / Length

an1

Permitted Codes

Code Description

9

Not Known (Not Recorded)

1

Open Oesophagectomy

2

Minimally Invasive Oesophagectomy

Also Known As

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Context Alias
Plural OESOPHAGECTOMY SURGICAL APPROACH TYPES