"Laparoscopy" 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 procedure in which a laparoscope (LAPAROSCOPES) is inserted through a small incision near the navel to examine the abdominal and pelvic organs in the PERITONEAL CAVITY. If appropriate, biopsy or surgery can be performed during laparoscopy.
| Descriptor ID |
D010535
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.388.250.520 E04.800.250.520
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| Concept/Terms |
Laparoscopy- Laparoscopy
- Laparoscopies
- Celioscopy
- Celioscopies
- Peritoneoscopy
- Peritoneoscopies
Surgical Procedures, Laparoscopic- Surgical Procedures, Laparoscopic
- Laparoscopic Surgical Procedure
- Surgical Procedure, Laparoscopic
- Procedure, Laparoscopic Surgical
- Procedures, Laparoscopic Surgical
- Surgery, Laparoscopic
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgeries
- Surgeries, Laparoscopic
- Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2007 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2009 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2011 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2015 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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