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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Endoscopy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Endoscopy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 91 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
1996	1	1	2
1997	2	0	2
1998	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	0	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	2	0	2
2008	1	2	3
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	1	2
2011	2	3	5
2012	2	1	3
2013	1	1	2
2014	3	3	6
2015	5	1	6
2016	6	2	8
2017	11	5	16
2018	2	3	5
2019	4	1	5
2020	4	1	5
2021	4	2	6
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	3	3
2024	1	0	1

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

Fallon K, Chi D, Remenschneider A. Management of Cholesteatoma: Surgical Options for Disease Limited to Middle Ear/Mastoid. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2025 Feb; 58(1):75-87.

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Mulki R, Qayed E, Yang D, Chua TY, Singh A, Yu JX, Bartel MJ, Tadros MS, Villa EC, Lightdale JR. The 2022 top 10 list of endoscopy topics in medical publishing: an annual review by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Editorial Board. Gastrointest Endosc. 2023 12; 98(6):1009-1016.

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Bilal M, Feld LD, Hernandez LV, Feld AD, Anderson JC, Bloomfeld RS. Professionalism in the Management of Endoscopic Adverse Events: Consensus Document From the American College of Gastroenterology Professionalism Committee. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 10 01; 118(10):1725-1730.

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Fuentes KMI, Seastedt KP, Kidane B, Servais EL. Advanced Endoscopy for Thoracic Surgeons. Thorac Surg Clin. 2023 Aug; 33(3):251-263.

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Yu LJ, Maxfield MW, Chow OS, Whyte RI, Wilson JL, Kent MS, Gangadharan SP. Video- and Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Truncal Vagotomy. Am Surg. 2023 Jun; 89(6):2955-2959.

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Li Y, Konuthula N, Humphreys IM, Moe K, Hannaford B, Bly R. Real-time virtual intraoperative CT in endoscopic sinus surgery. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2022 Feb; 17(2):249-260.

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Amend GM, Nabavizadeh B, Hakam N, Voelzke BB, Smith TG, Erickson BA, Elliott SP, Alsikafi NF, Vanni AJ, Buckley JC, Zhao LC, Myers JB, Peterson AC, Rourke KF, Broghammer JA, Breyer BN. Urethroscopic Findings following Urethroplasty Predict the Need for Secondary Intervention in the Long Term: A Multi-Institutional Study from Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons. J Urol. 2022 Apr; 207(4):857-865.

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Wu MJ, Barber SR, Chari DA, Knoll RM, Kempfle J, Lee DJ, Reinshagen KL, Remenschneider AK, Kozin ED. "Transcanal view" computed tomography reformat: Applications for transcanal endoscopic ear surgery. Am J Otolaryngol. 2022 Mar-Apr; 43(2):103269.

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Chua TY, Kyanam Kabir Baig KR, Leung FW, Ashat M, Jamidar PA, Mulki R, Singh A, Yu JX, Lightdale JR. GIE Editorial Board top 10 topics: advances in GI endoscopy in 2020. Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 Sep; 94(3):441-451.

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Barber SR, Chari DA, Quesnel AM. Teaching Endoscopic Ear Surgery. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2021 Feb; 54(1):65-74.

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