Surgical Instruments

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Hand-held tools or implements used by health professionals for the performance of surgical tasks.

Descriptor ID	D013525
MeSH Number(s)	E07.858.700
Concept/Terms	Surgical Instruments Surgical Instruments Instrument, Surgical Instruments, Surgical Surgical Instrument Forceps Forceps Forcep Speculum Speculum Speculums Surgical Clamps Surgical Clamps Clamps, Surgical Clamp, Surgical Surgical Clamp Surgical Clips Surgical Clips Clips, Surgical Clip, Surgical Surgical Clip Clips Clips Clip Surgical Plugs Surgical Plugs Plugs, Surgical Plug, Surgical Surgical Plug Surgical Scissors Surgical Scissors Scissors, Surgical Trocar Trocar Trocars Valves, Surgical Valves, Surgical Surgical Valves Surgical Valve Valve, Surgical Clips, Tantalum Clips, Tantalum Clip, Tantalum Tantalum Clip Tantalum Clips Surgical Hooks Surgical Hooks Hooks, Surgical Hook, Surgical Surgical Hook

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Equipment and Supplies [E07]
Surgical Equipment [E07.858]
Surgical Instruments [E07.858.700]

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Bar chart showing 44 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	2	3
2003	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	1	1	2
2008	1	1	2
2009	0	1	1
2011	2	0	2
2012	2	0	2
2013	0	1	1
2014	0	2	2
2015	2	1	3
2016	1	0	1
2017	0	2	2
2018	2	0	2
2019	1	1	2
2020	1	2	3
2021	2	0	2
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	3	3
2024	1	3	4
2025	0	2	2

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Roy JM, Musmar B, Lan M, Majmundar S, Amaravadi C, Winiker S, Morse C, Sais E, Patel S, El Naamani K, Tjoumakaris SI, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour PM. Microsurgical clipping for intracranial aneurysms in elderly patients: outcomes comparable to those in younger cohorts. J Neurosurg. 2025 Jul 01; 143(1):214-219.

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Roy JM, Musmar B, Patel P, Katharine-Pontarelli M, Atallah E, Papadopoulos E, Tjoumakaris SI, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour PM. Woven EndoBridge Device embolization versus microsurgical clipping of intracranial aneurysms: A systematic review of literature. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 02; 249:108773.

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O'Mara MA, Emanuel PG, Tabibzadeh A, Duve RJ, Galati JS, Laynor G, Gross S, Gross SA. The Use of Clips to Prevent Post-Polypectomy Bleeding: A Clinical Review. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2024 09 01; 58(8):739-752.

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Mehta A, Ashhab A, Shrigiriwar A, Assefa R, Canakis A, Frohlinger M, Bouvette CA, Matus G, Punkenhofer P, Mandarino FV, Azzolini F, Samaan JS, Advani R, Desai SK, Confer B, Sangwan VK, Pineda-Bonilla JJ, Lee DP, Modi K, Eke C, Schiemer M, Rondini E, Dolak W, Agarunov E, Duku M, Telese A, Pawa R, Pawa S, Velasco NZ, Farha J, Berrien-Lopez R, Abu S, McLean-Powell CK, Kim RE, Rumman A, Spaun GO, Arcidiacono PG, Park KH, Khara HS, Diehl DL, Kedia P, Kuellmer A, Manta R, Gonda TA, Sehgal V, Haidry R, Khashab MA. Evaluating no fixation, endoscopic suture fixation, and an over-the-scope clip for anchoring fully covered self-expandable metal stents in benign upper GI conditions: a comparative multicenter international study (with video). Gastrointest Endosc. 2025 03; 101(3):589-597.

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Starr MR, Hinkle JC, Patel LG, Ammar MJ, Soares RR, Patel SN, Cohen MN, Hsu J, Yonekawa Y, Ho AC, Regillo CD, Gupta OP. RANDOMIZED TRIAL COMPARING MICROSERRATED VERSUS CONVENTIONAL INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE FORCEPS FOR INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE PEELING. Retina. 2024 08 01; 44(8):1323-1328.

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Drexler R, Sauvigny J, Pantel TF, Ricklefs FL, Catapano JS, Wanebo JE, Lawton MT, Sanchin A, Hecht N, Vajkoczy P, Raygor KP, Tonetti DA, Abla A, Naamani KE, Tjoumakaris SI, Jabbour P, Jankowitz BT, Salem MM, Burkhardt JK, Wagner A, Wostrack M, Gempt J, Meyer B, Gaub M, Mascitelli JR, Dodier P, Bavinzski G, Roessler K, Stroh N, Gmeiner M, Gruber A, Figueiredo EG, Samaia da Silva Coelho AC, Bervitskiy AV, Anisimov ED, Rzaev JA, Krenzlin H, Keric N, Ringel F, Park D, Kim MC, Marcati E, Cenzato M, Westphal M, Sauvigny T, D?hrsen L. Sex-dependent characteristics and outcomes after clipping of unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a multicenter propensity score-matched study. J Neurosurg. 2024 11 01; 141(5):1151-1158.

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Kaneyuki D, Yost CC, Wu M, Pfeil DS, Mehrotra P, Guy TS. Robotic mitral valve re-repair with removal of transcatheter mitral valve repair clips. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Oct 30; 2023.

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Yam C, DiMatteo A, Alnouri G, Sataloff RT. Otolaryngology resident familiarity with surgical instruments and preoperative setup: A pilot study. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Sep-Oct; 44(5):103930.

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Kamal F, Khan MA, Lee-Smith W, Sharma S, Acharya A, Farooq U, Agarwal A, Aziz M, Chuang J, Kumar A, Schlachterman A, Loren D, Kowalski T, Adler D. Cold snare versus cold forceps polypectomy for endoscopic resection of diminutive polyps: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Gastrointest Endosc. 2023 07; 98(1):7-18.e4.

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Nemeth ZH, Kong K, Hwang R, Soliman SS, Rolandelli RH. Vessel Sealant Devices in Thyroidectomies: An ACS-NSQIP Study. South Med J. 2022 05; 115(5):304-309.

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