Surgical Stapling

"Surgical Stapling" 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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A technique of closing incisions and wounds, or of joining and connecting tissues, in which staples are used as sutures.

Descriptor ID	D017792
MeSH Number(s)	E04.987.775.800
Concept/Terms	Surgical Stapling Surgical Stapling Stapling, Surgical Staplings, Surgical Surgical Staplings

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Surgical Stapling".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Wound Closure Techniques [E04.987]
Suture Techniques [E04.987.775]
Surgical Stapling [E04.987.775.800]

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