Conversion to Open Surgery

"Conversion to Open Surgery" 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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Changing an operative procedure from an endoscopic surgical procedure to an open approach during the INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD.

Descriptor ID	D061887
MeSH Number(s)	E04.502.250.155
Concept/Terms	Conversion to Open Surgery Conversion to Open Surgery Conversion to an Open Surgical Procedure Conversion to an Open Procedure

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Conversion to Open Surgery".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures [E04.502]
Endoscopy [E04.502.250]
Conversion to Open Surgery [E04.502.250.155]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2015	0	1	1
2016	0	1	1
2017	0	3	3
2019	0	1	1
2020	1	0	1
2025	2	1	3
2026	1	0	1

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Childers CP, Sutherland MJ, Selzer DJ, Sheth KR, Nepomnayshy D, Tyler KM, Senkowski CK, Mabry CD. Characteristics of Open and Conversion-to-Open Operation in a Minimally Invasive Era: Implications for the Physician Fee Schedule. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Sep 01; 243(3):726-730.

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Ferrari D, Peponis T, Violante T, Glasgow AE, Perry WRG, Larson DW, Behm KT. Comparison of Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Approaches for Hartmann's Reversal: The Mayo Clinic Experience. Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 03 01; 69(3):432-441.

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Reddington H, Schumacher L, Watkins AA, Mitzman B, Wachter B, Lui N, Furlong M, Shehata D, Chang CC, Quadri S, Lazar JF, Hasson R, Maxfield MW, Uy K, Lou F. Recommendations for Emergency Robotic Thoracic Conversions and Intraoperative Resuscitation: A Modified Delphi Consensus Study. Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 01; 121(1):41-52.

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Shehata DG, Watkins AA, Servais EL. Emergency Conversion During Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2025 Aug; 35(3):279-283.

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Stafford C, Francone T, Roberts PL, Marcello PW, Ricciardi R. What influences conversion to open surgery during laparoscopic colorectal resection? Surg Endosc. 2021 04; 35(4):1584-1590.

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Cusimano MC, Simpson AN, Dossa F, Liani V, Kaur Y, Acuna SA, Robertson D, Satkunaratnam A, Bernardini MQ, Ferguson SE, Baxter NN. Laparoscopic and robotic hysterectomy in endometrial cancer patients with obesity: a?systematic review and meta-analysis of conversions and complications. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 11; 221(5):410-428.e19.

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Watkins AA, Kent TS, Gooding WE, Boggi U, Chalikonda S, Kendrick ML, Walsh RM, Zeh HJ, Moser AJ. Multicenter outcomes of robotic reconstruction during the early learning curve for minimally-invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy. HPB (Oxford). 2018 02; 20(2):155-165.

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Deery SE, Ergul EA, Schermerhorn ML, Siracuse JJ, Schanzer A, Goodney PP, Cambria RP, Patel VI. Aneurysm sac expansion is independently associated with late mortality in patients treated with endovascular aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2018 01; 67(1):157-164.

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Bauman MD, Becerra DG, Kilbane EM, Zyromski NJ, Schmidt CM, Pitt HA, Nakeeb A, House MG, Ceppa EP. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer is safe and effective. Surg Endosc. 2018 Jan; 32(1):53-61.

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Abdul-Aziz D, Kozin ED, Lin BM, Wong K, Shah PV, Remenschneider AK, Landegger LD, Juliano AF, Cohen MS, Lee DJ. Temporal bone computed tomography findings associated with feasibility of endoscopic ear surgery. Am J Otolaryngol. 2017 Nov - Dec; 38(6):698-703.

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