Kocher maneuver

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical procedure
gptkbp:category general surgery technique
gptkbp:firstDescribed late 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kocher maneuver
gptkbp:involves mobilization of the duodenum
mobilization of the head of the pancreas
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Emil_Theodor_Kocher
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:physician
gptkbp:purpose expose structures posterior to the duodenum and pancreas
gptkbp:relatedTo Cattell-Braasch maneuver
gptkbp:usedFor access to inferior vena cava
access to aorta
access to right renal vessels
gptkbp:usedIn abdominal surgery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Theodor_Kocher
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7