Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures

Procedures that avoid use of open, invasive surgery in favor of closed or local surgery. These generally involve use of laparoscopic devices and remote-controlled manipulation of instruments with indirect observation of the surgical field through an endoscope or similar device.

Year introduced: 2015 (1996)

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Tree Number(s): E04.502

MeSH Unique ID: D019060

Entry Terms:

• Minimal Surgical Procedure
• Minimal Surgical Procedures
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Surgeries
• Surgeries, Minimally Invasive
• Surgery, Minimally Invasive
• Procedure, Minimal Surgical
• Procedures, Minimal Access Surgical
• Procedures, Minimal Surgical
• Procedures, Minimally Invasive Surgical
• Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedure
• Surgical Procedure, Minimal
• Surgical Procedures, Minimal
• Surgical Procedures, Minimal Access
• Minimal Access Surgical Procedures
• Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive

Previous Indexing:

• Surgery, Laparoscopic (1990-1995)

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Endoscopy
Angioscopy
Arthroscopy +
Bronchoscopy
Colposcopy
Conversion to Open Surgery
Culdoscopy
Cystoscopy
Endoscopy, Digestive System +
Fetoscopy
Hysteroscopy
Laparoscopy +
Laryngoscopy
Mediastinoscopy
Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery +
Neuroendoscopy
Thoracoscopy +
Ureteroscopy
Video-Assisted Surgery +
Endovascular Procedures
Angioplasty +
Angioscopy
Catheterization, Central Venous
Catheterization, Peripheral +
Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention +
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional
Morcellation
Radiography, Interventional
Ultrasonography, Interventional
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration