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Abstract
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.
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- Endoscopic Surgical Procedure
- Endoscopic Surgical Procedures
- Endoscopy, Surgical
- Surgical Endoscopy
- Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic
- Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic
- Procedure, Endoscopic Surgical
- Procedures, Endoscopic Surgical
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17 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; / instrum permitted but consider also ENDOSCOPES
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1963
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Endoscopy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004724. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004724
- Endoscopy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoscopy
- Endoscopy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212809