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Descriptor English:   Endoscopy 
Descriptor Spanish:   Endoscopía 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Endoscopia 
Synonyms English:   Endoscopic Surgical Procedure
Endoscopy, Surgical
Surgical Endoscopy
Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic
Procedure, Endoscopic Surgical
Procedures, Endoscopic Surgical
Endoscopic Surgical Procedures
Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic  
Tree Number:   E01.370.388.250
E04.502.250
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   general or unspecified; prefer specifics; / instrum permitted but consider also ENDOSCOPES
See Related English:   Endoscopes
 
History Note English:   1963 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ED education ES ethics
HI history IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology RH rehabilitation
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends UT utilization
VE veterinary  
Record Number:   4805 
Unique Identifier:   D004724 

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