Endoscopy

"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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.388.250 E04.502.250
Concept/Terms	Endoscopy Endoscopy 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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Endoscopy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical [E01.370.388]
Endoscopy [E01.370.388.250]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures [E04.502]
Endoscopy [E04.502.250]

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Bar chart showing 11 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2003 and 2006 and 2007 and 2008 and 2009 and 2012 and 2013 and 2014 and 2015 and 2017 and 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1
2017	0	1	1
2019	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Endoscopy" by people in Profiles.

Chen MF, Kim CH, Coleman AL. Cyclodestructive procedures for refractory glaucoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 03 10; 3:CD012223.

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Cope EK, Goldberg AN, Pletcher SD, Lynch SV. Compositionally and functionally distinct sinus microbiota in chronic rhinosinusitis patients have immunological and clinically divergent consequences. Microbiome. 2017 05 12; 5(1):53.

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Lopez S, Mulla ZD, Hernandez L, Garza DM, Payne TN, Farnam RW. A Comparison of Outcomes Between Robotic-Assisted, Single-Site Laparoscopy Versus Laparoendoscopic Single Site for Benign Hysterectomy. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2016 Jan; 23(1):84-8.

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Laiyemo AO, Williams CD, Burnside C, Moghadam S, Sanasi-Bhola KD, Kwagyan J, Brim H, Ashktorab H, Scott VF, Smoot DT. Factors associated with attendance to scheduled outpatient endoscopy. Postgrad Med J. 2014 Oct; 90(1068):571-5.

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Tanaka S, Toyonaga T, Morita Y, Fujita T, Yoshizaki T, Kawara F, Wakahara C, Obata D, Sakai A, Ishida T, Ikehara N, Azuma T. Endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer in anastomosis site after distal gastrectomy. Gastric Cancer. 2014 Apr; 17(2):371-6.

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Jackson DS, Egbuonnu N, Umunakwe C, Fullum TM, Ford DH, Anders KB, McDonald-Pinkett S, Smoot DT, Laiyemo AO. Scheduled out-patient endoscopy and lack of compliance in a minority serving tertiary institution. Am J Med Sci. 2012 Sep; 344(3):194-8.

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Badurdeen DS, Umar NA, Begum R, Sanderson AK, Jack M, Mekasha G, Kwagyan J, Smoot DT, Laiyemo AO. Timing of procedure and compliance with outpatient endoscopy among an underserved population in an inner-city tertiary institution. Ann Epidemiol. 2012 Jul; 22(7):531-5.

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Lim EJ, Gow PJ, Angus PW. Endoscopic variceal ligation for primary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal hemorrhage in pre-liver transplant patients. Liver Transpl. 2009 Nov; 15(11):1508-13.

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Aggarwal A, Freund K, Sato A, Adams-Campbell LL, Lopez AM, Lessin LS, Ockene J, Wallace RB, Williams CD, Bonds DE. Are depressive symptoms associated with cancer screening and cancer stage at diagnosis among postmenopausal women? The Women's Health Initiative observational cohort. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2008 Oct; 17(8):1353-61.

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Heltzer ML, Choi JK, Ochs HD, Sullivan KE, Torgerson TR, Ernst LM. A potential screening tool for IPEX syndrome. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2007 Mar-Apr; 10(2):98-105.

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