 Colonoscopy
"Colonoscopy" 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.
Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the luminal surface of the colon.
| Descriptor ID |
D003113
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.372.250.250.200 E01.370.388.250.250.250.160 E04.210.240.250.160 E04.502.250.250.250.160
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| Concept/Terms |
Colonoscopic Surgical Procedures- Colonoscopic Surgical Procedures
- Colonoscopic Surgical Procedure
- Procedure, Colonoscopic Surgical
- Procedures, Colonoscopic Surgical
- Surgical Procedure, Colonoscopic
- Surgery, Colonoscopic
- Surgical Procedures, Colonoscopic
- Colonoscopic Surgery
- Colonoscopic Surgeries
- Surgeries, Colonoscopic
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Colonoscopy".
- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
- Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
- Diagnostic Techniques, Digestive System [E01.370.372]
- Endoscopy, Digestive System [E01.370.372.250]
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal [E01.370.372.250.250]
- Colonoscopy [E01.370.372.250.250.200]
- Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical [E01.370.388]
- Endoscopy [E01.370.388.250]
- Endoscopy, Digestive System [E01.370.388.250.250]
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal [E01.370.388.250.250.250]
- Colonoscopy [E01.370.388.250.250.250.160]
- Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
- Digestive System Surgical Procedures [E04.210]
- Endoscopy, Digestive System [E04.210.240]
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal [E04.210.240.250]
- Colonoscopy [E04.210.240.250.160]
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures [E04.502]
- Endoscopy [E04.502.250]
- Endoscopy, Digestive System [E04.502.250.250]
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal [E04.502.250.250.250]
- Colonoscopy [E04.502.250.250.250.160]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Colonoscopy".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Colonoscopy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Colonoscopy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2009 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2011 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2013 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2014 | 11 | 2 | 13 | | 2015 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2017 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2018 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2019 | 6 | 7 | 13 | | 2020 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 2021 | 3 | 12 | 15 | | 2022 | 3 | 10 | 13 | | 2023 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2025 | 12 | 4 | 16 | | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colonoscopy" by people in Profiles.
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Greene M, Camardo M, Karlitz JJ, Nowd P, Wang W, Anderson J, Kisiel J, Ebner D. Real-world adherence to multi-target stool DNA testing and its association with time to follow-up colonoscopy: a health-system analysis from Massachusetts General Hospital. Curr Med Res Opin. 2026 Feb; 42(2):205-219.
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Raffa GA, Tyree RN, Carson K, Allaman MM, Beaulieu DB, Dalal RL, Pabla BS, Scoville EA, Horst SN, Schwartz DA, Washington MK, Wilson KT, Coburn LA. Non-invasive determination of disease activity in Crohn's disease by serum luminex profiling. Sci Rep. 2026 Mar 09; 16(1).
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Greene M, Camardo M, Karlitz JJ, Nowd P, Son J, Fuerstein J, Li J, Rittner S. Adherence to multi-target stool DNA test and time to follow-up colonoscopy: real-world analysis of patients from the Beth Israel Lahey Health. Curr Med Res Opin. 2025 Oct; 41(10):1811-1823.
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Karna R, Sánchez JC, Josloff K, Tran T, Tiankanon K, Ngamruengphong S, Bosch EM, Kalopitas G, Despott EJ, Murino A, Elkholy S, El Sherbiny M, Essam K, Haggag H, Abdallatef AA, Yousef K, Maresca R, Barbaro F, Leung G, Dang F, Tavangar A, Samarasena J, Saeed A, Andrawes S, Tomizawa Y, Bilal M, Sampath K, Xiao Y, Kamal F, Kowalski T, Schlachterman A, Kumar AR. Effect of Prophylactic Colon ESD (Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection) Defect Closure on Post-ESD Outcomes: An International Multi-center Retrospective Study. Dig Dis Sci. 2026 Apr; 71(4):1480-1492.
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Greene M, Anderson J, LeMaster J, Arroyo J, Zapatier J, Bingham J, Kakuturu R, Karlitz JJ, Le Q. Real-World Adherence to Repeat Colorectal Cancer Screening With the Multi-Target Stool DNA Test in a Large, Insured, and Average-Risk Population. Cancer Med. 2025 Nov; 14(21):e71314.
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Greene M, Le QA, Ozbay AB, Karlitz JJ, Fendrick AM. Completing the colorectal cancer screening process: impact of eliminating cost-sharing for follow-up colonoscopy. Curr Med Res Opin. 2025 Sep; 41(9):1697-1703.
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Greene M, Stieber B, LeMaster JW, Idriss R, Stukalin I, Zapatier J, Arroyo J, Anderson J, Karlitz JJ. Closing the loop in colorectal cancer screening: real-world adherence to follow-up colonoscopy after positive mt-sDNA vs FIT/FOBT, stratified by payer type. Curr Med Res Opin. 2025 Sep; 41(9):1629-1639.
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Karna R, Mahmood SK, Phan J, Inamdar S, Ladd AM, Oza VM, Girotra M, Khara H, Wilson N, Azeem N, Bilal M. Efficacy of Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection Using the Full-Thickness Resection Device for Submucosal Invasive Colorectal Cancer: The First United States Multicenter Experience. Dig Dis Sci. 2026 Apr; 71(4):1275-1281.
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Greene M, Gohil S, Stieber B, Ozbay AB, Le QA, Kakuturu R, LeMaster JW, Dore M, Fendrick AM, Anderson JC, Karlitz JJ. Utilization of colorectal cancer screening modalities in the United States (2017-2023): a national multi-payer claims database analysis. Curr Med Res Opin. 2025 Sep; 41(9):1619-1628.
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Yen T, Do M, Patel SG. Beyond the scope: an update on colon cancer screening tests. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2026 Jan 01; 42(1):2-13.
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