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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2014 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2015 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2016 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2019 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2020 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2023 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 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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Content Validity of a Patient-Reported Measure of Postoperative Recovery. Urogynecology (Phila). 2026 Sep 01; 32(9):1120-1126.
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Timing of Midurethral Sling Placement During Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy. Urogynecology (Phila). 2026 Jul 01; 32(7):804-811.
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The History of Minimally Invasive Surgery. Surg Clin North Am. 2026 Oct; 106(5):647-661.
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Patient Reported Recovery After Surgery. Urogynecology (Phila). 2026 Apr 01; 32(4):391-398.
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The comparative impact of body mass index on outcomes following minimally invasive versus open surgery for grade 1 spondylolisthesis: 2-year follow-up from the Quality Outcomes Database. J Neurosurg Spine. 2026 Jan 23; 44(4):498-508.
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Thread carpal tunnel release vs. minimally invasive carpal tunnel release: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pain Manag. 2026 Apr; 16(4):341-349.
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Does (patient) size matter? the impact of body mass index on outcomes for patients undergoing minimally invasive transversus abdominis release. Hernia. 2025 12 17; 30(1):41.
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The Impact of Minimally Invasive Surgery on the Incidence of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction and Related Complications Following Colorectal Cancer Resections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am Surg. 2026 Jun; 92(6):1740-1751.
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Minimally invasive lumbar decompression versus open decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis: a propensity score-matched analysis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Oct 17; 44(1):55-61.
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Impact of Minimally Invasive Surgery on Midline Shift and Outcomes in Large Supratentorial Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Post Hoc Analysis of MISTIE III. Neurocrit Care. 2026 02; 44(1):261-272.