Abdomen

"Abdomen" 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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That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS.

Descriptor ID	D000005
MeSH Number(s)	A01.923.047
Concept/Terms	Abdomen Abdomen Abdomens

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Anatomy [A]
Body Regions [A01]
Torso [A01.923]
Abdomen [A01.923.047]

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Bar chart showing 53 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2002 and 2014 and 2015 and 2018 and 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2002	1	3	4
2003	1	1	2
2004	0	2	2
2005	0	1	1
2006	1	2	3
2007	1	0	1
2008	0	1	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	0	2	2
2012	2	0	2
2014	2	2	4
2015	3	1	4
2016	0	3	3
2017	1	2	3
2018	2	2	4
2019	1	0	1
2020	0	3	3
2021	1	3	4
2022	0	2	2
2023	1	1	2
2025	1	0	1

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Fernandez-Bustamante A, Parker RA, Frendl G, Lee JW, Nagrebetsky A, Grecu L, Amar D, Tanaka P, Sprung J, Gupta RA, Subramanian B, Giquel J, Eikermann M, Musch G, Nadler JW, Gama de Abreu M, Bartels K, Grover M, Chen LL, Sparling J, Douin DJ, Weingarten T, Wagener G, Thompson BT, Vidal Melo MF. Perioperative lung expansion and pulmonary outcomes after open abdominal surgery versus usual care in the USA (PRIME-AIR): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2025 May; 13(5):447-459.

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Rigiroli F, Camacho A, Chung A, Andrabi SY, Brook A, Siewert B, Ahmed M, Brook OR. Safety profile and technical success of narrow window CT-guided percutaneous biopsy with blunt needle approach in the abdomen and pelvis. Eur Radiol. 2024 Apr; 34(4):2364-2373.

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Schlaepfer CH, Flynn KJ, Alsikafi NF, Breyer BN, Broghammer JA, Buckley JC, Elliott SP, Myers JB, Vanni AJ, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC, Erickson BA. Clinical Validation of an Adult-acquired Buried Penis Classification System Based on Standardized Evaluation of the Penis, Abdomen, and Scrotum. Urology. 2023 Oct; 180:249-256.

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Mahoney EJ, Bugaev N, Appelbaum R, Goldenberg-Sandau A, Baltazar GA, Posluszny J, Dultz L, Kartiko S, Kasotakis G, Como J, Klein E. Management of the open abdomen: A systematic review with meta-analysis and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 09 01; 93(3):e110-e118.

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Saxena D, Duncan RA, Faust RR, Campagna A. Abdominal cyst of unclear aetiology: gastrointestinal stromal tumour or reactivation of abdominal tuberculosis. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Jan 06; 15(1).

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Cavallaro PM, Vogler SA, Hyman NH, Ky AJ, Savitt LR, Tyler KM, Gurland BH, Bordeianou L. Preliminary Report From the Pelvic Floor Disorders Consortium: Large-Scale Data Collection Through Quality Improvement Initiatives to Provide Data on Functional Outcomes After Rectal Prolapse Repair. Dis Colon Rectum. 2021 08 01; 64(8):986-994.

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El-Haj N, HarnEnz Z, Singer ST, Kim S, Cham E, Ling N, Karakas SP, Nguyen VA, Petru AM. From Microcytosis to Macrodiagnosis. Pediatrics. 2021 08; 148(2).

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Wiseman JT, Sarna A, Wills CE, Beane J, Grignol V, Ejaz A, Pawlik TM, Ikoma N, Cloyd JM. Patient Perspectives on Defining Textbook Outcomes Following Major Abdominal Surgery. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 01; 26(1):197-205.

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Mark A, Karam AR, Grand DJ. Review of CT-guided trans-osseous biopsies. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2022 08; 47(8):2612-2622.

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Al-Mansour MR, Wu J, Gagnon G, Knee A, Romanelli J, Seymour NE. Validation of a simple technique of volumetric analysis of complex incisional hernias without 3D CT scan reconstruction. Surg Endosc. 2022 03; 36(3):1936-1942.

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