"Reoperation" 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.
A repeat operation for the same condition in the same patient due to disease progression or recurrence, or as followup to failed previous surgery.
| Descriptor ID |
D012086
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.690
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| Concept/Terms |
Reoperation- Reoperation
- Surgical Revision
- Surgery, Repeat
- Revision, Surgical
- Revision Surgery
- Revision Surgeries
- Surgery, Revision
- Repeat Surgery
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Reoperation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Reoperation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 1998 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2002 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2004 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2005 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2006 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2007 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2008 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2009 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2010 | 1 | 21 | 22 |
| 2011 | 2 | 36 | 38 |
| 2012 | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| 2013 | 4 | 38 | 42 |
| 2014 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2015 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2016 | 8 | 20 | 28 |
| 2017 | 6 | 23 | 29 |
| 2018 | 6 | 24 | 30 |
| 2019 | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| 2020 | 10 | 27 | 37 |
| 2021 | 2 | 25 | 27 |
| 2022 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2025 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Reoperation" by people in Profiles.
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Is quantity quality? The impact of surgeon volume on outcomes in inguinal hernia repair: a quantitative systematic review. Hernia. 2025 Dec 12; 30(1):28.
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Multicenter evaluation of wound closure techniques and postoperative complications following pediatric nonidiopathic scoliosis surgery. Spine Deform. 2026 Mar; 14(2):419-428.
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Optimizing Microtia Results in Alloplastic Ear Reconstruction. Laryngoscope. 2026 Mar; 136(3):1233-1239.
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Surgical and patient factors associated with baseplate failures after reverse shoulder arthroplasty: a study by the ASES Complications of RSA Multicenter Research Group. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2026 Apr; 35(4):965-977.
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Repeat Cytoreductive Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Metastatic to the Peritoneal Cavity. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Mar; 33(3):1952-1964.
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Three-decade evolution from open to endovascular aortic repair of late anastomotic pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic or thoracoabdominal aorta. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 01; 171(1):74-81.e4.
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Adjuvant steroids following Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia: a single-center 18-year experience comparing different steroid dose regimens. Pediatr Surg Int. 2025 Aug 19; 41(1):258.
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Thirty years of left atrioventricular valve reoperations following atrioventricular septal defect repair: Impact of valvar stenosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 11; 170(5):1216-1224.e1.
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CT and Fluoroscopic Analyses of Valve Expansion in Redo-TAVR: A First-in-Human Report. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Aug 25; 18(16):1971-1985.
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Insurer and patient costs for repeat breast surgery after initial lumpectomy for breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2025 Aug; 212(3):457-465.