"Endoscopy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Procedures of applying ENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument through a small incision in the skin i.e., percutaneous; or through a natural orifice and along natural body pathways such as the digestive tract; and/or through an incision in the wall of a tubular structure or organ, i.e. transluminal, to examine or perform surgery on the interior parts of the body.
| Descriptor ID |
D004724
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.388.250 E04.502.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic- Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic
- Procedure, Endoscopic Surgical
- Procedures, Endoscopic Surgical
- Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic
- Endoscopy, Surgical
- Surgical Endoscopy
- Endoscopic Surgical Procedure
- Endoscopic Surgical Procedures
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Endoscopy" by people in Profiles.
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Selective microdochectomy after ductoscopic wire marking in women with pathological nipple discharge. BMC Cancer. 2009 May 17; 9:151.
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[Surgical therapy in cholecysto-/choledocholithiasis. Results of a Germany-wide questionnaire sent to 859 clinics with 123,090 cases of cholecystectomy]. Chirurg. 2001 Oct; 72(10):1171-8.
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