Conversion to Open Surgery
"Conversion to Open Surgery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Changing an operative procedure from an endoscopic surgical procedure to an open approach during the INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD.
| Descriptor ID |
D061887
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.502.250.155
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Conversion to Open Surgery" by people in Profiles.
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Population based analysis of incidence and predictors of open conversion during minimally invasive radical prostatectomy. J Urol. 2015 Mar; 193(3):826-31.
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Laparoscopic and converted approaches to rectal cancer resection have superior long-term outcomes: a comparative study by operative approach. Surg Endosc. 2014 Jun; 28(6):1940-8.