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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Changing an operative procedure from an endoscopic surgical procedure to an open approach during the INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD.

Descriptor ID	D061887
MeSH Number(s)	E04.502.250.155
Concept/Terms	Conversion to Open Surgery Conversion to Open Surgery Conversion to an Open Surgical Procedure Conversion to an Open Procedure

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Conversion to Open Surgery".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures [E04.502]
Endoscopy [E04.502.250]
Conversion to Open Surgery [E04.502.250.155]

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