Status: current, Sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jul 2002. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
| Outbound Relationships | Type | Target | Active | Characteristic | Refinability | Group | Values |
| Total splenectomy | Is a | Splenectomy | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Total splenectomy | Procedure site | Entire spleen | false | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Total splenectomy | Extent | Total | false | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Total splenectomy | Method | Excision - action (qualifier value) | false | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Total splenectomy | Is a | Complete excision of organ (procedure) | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Total splenectomy | Procedure site - Direct (attribute) | Entire spleen | false | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Total splenectomy | Method | Excision - action (qualifier value) | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Total splenectomy | Procedure site - Direct (attribute) | Entire spleen | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 |
| Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group |
| Total splenectomy and reimplantation of fragments | Is a | True | Total splenectomy | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Laparoscopic total splenectomy | Is a | True | Total splenectomy | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Other specified total excision of spleen | Is a | False | Total splenectomy | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Total excision of spleen NOS | Is a | False | Total splenectomy | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Open total splenectomy | Is a | True | Total splenectomy | Inferred relationship | Some |
This concept is not in any reference sets