Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
"Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures" 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.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D019060
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.502
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| Concept/Terms |
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures- Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
- Surgical Procedures, Minimal
- Surgical Procedures, Minimal Access
- Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive
- Minimal Access Surgical Procedures
- Minimal Surgical Procedure
- Procedures, Minimally Invasive Surgical
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgeries
- Surgeries, Minimally Invasive
- Surgery, Minimally Invasive
- Procedure, Minimal Surgical
- Procedures, Minimal Access Surgical
- Procedures, Minimal Surgical
- Surgical Procedure, Minimal
- Minimal Surgical Procedures
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures" by people in this website by year, and whether "Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Improving Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches to Large Adnexal Masses in Pediatric Gynecology: Combining Mini-Laparotomy With Single Port Laparoscopy. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2026 Feb; 39(1):88-93.
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The current landscape of single-port robotic surgery in urology. Nat Rev Urol. 2026 03; 23(3):156-173.
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Minimally invasive approach to retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in pediatric paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma: A multi-institutional case series. J Pediatr Urol. 2026 Feb; 22(1):105543.
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Frailty and malnutrition scores in predicting postoperative complications in minimally invasive prostatectomy for malignancy of the prostate. J Robot Surg. 2025 Apr 21; 19(1):166.
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Frailty index and nutrition status impact perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing minimally invasive radical nephrectomy. J Robot Surg. 2025 Apr 11; 19(1):147.
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Rise in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Is Associated With Adoption of Robotic Surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Apr 01; 68(4):426-436.
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Advancing minimally invasive hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery: barriers to adoption and equitable access. Surg Endosc. 2024 10; 38(10):5643-5650.
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A minimally invasive, combined approach to the recurrent/recalcitrant sino-orbital mucocele. Orbit. 2025 Feb; 44(1):18-23.
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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Using a Cold Fibrillatory Cardiac Arrest Technique in Patients With Prior Cardiac Surgery. Tex Heart Inst J. 2024 07 19; 51(2).
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National 22-year epilepsy surgery landscape shows increasing open and minimally invasive pediatric epilepsy surgery. Epilepsia. 2024 Aug; 65(8):2423-2437.