Conservative Treatment

"Conservative Treatment" 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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Therapeutic approaches that are limited, gradual, or well-established as opposed to radical methods.

Descriptor ID	D000072700
MeSH Number(s)	E02.197
Concept/Terms	Conservative Treatment Conservative Treatment Conservative Treatments Treatment, Conservative Treatments, Conservative Conservative Management Conservative Managements Management, Conservative Managements, Conservative Conservative Therapy Conservative Therapies Therapies, Conservative Therapy, Conservative

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Conservative Treatment [E02.197]

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Bar chart showing 47 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2016	1	2	3
2017	7	4	11
2018	4	4	8
2019	4	4	8
2020	3	4	7
2021	1	0	1
2022	0	3	3
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	3	4
2025	0	1	1

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Patwardhan UM, Ignacio RC, Pickett-Nairne K, Russell KW, Lee J, Padilla B, Melhado C, Kelley-Quon LI, Rothstein DH, Thangarajah H, Ibarra-Meraz A, Barq RM, Larsen KE, Fowler KL, Hunteman Z, Valencia-Bradd M, Lofberg K, Jensen A, Pandya S, Acker SN. Recurrence Following Operative Versus Nonoperative Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction in Children: A Multicenter Prospective Observational Study. Ann Surg. 2026 07 01; 284(1):170-175.

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Futterman ID, Gomes C, Sher O, Fisher J, McLaren RA, Haberman S, Chudnoff S. Surgical Morbidity following Planned Hysterectomy versus Conservative Management for Placenta Accreta Spectrum: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Perinatol. 2025 09; 42(12):1511-1525.

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Lasmanovich R, Shvero A, Kleinmann N. Upper tract urothelial carcinoma: conservative management - intraluminal adjuvant therapy, and surveillance. Curr Opin Urol. 2025 01 01; 35(1):68-74.

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Whitaker CM, Miyanji F, Samdani AF, Pahys JM, Sponseller PD, Bryan TP, Newton PO, Hwang SW. Prospectively Collected Comparison of Outcomes Between Surgically and Conservatively Treated Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2024 Sep 01; 49(17):1210-1218.

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Kane LT, Luthringer T, Vaughan A, Kim S, Ramsey ML, Namdari S. Outcomes of initial nonoperative treatment of traumatic full-thickness rotator cuff tears. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2024 Jul; 33(7):1586-1592.

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Wesley A, Coussens M, Chan C, Pacey V, Bray P, Nicholson LL. Conservative management of hand impairment in children and adolescents with heritable disorders of connective tissue: A scoping review. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2024; 44(1):19-41.

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Mavromatis K, Boden WE, Maron DJ, Mancini GBJ, Weintraub WS, Gosselin G, Berman DS, Shaw LJ, Spertus JA, Hochman JS. Comparison of Outcomes of Invasive or Conservative Management of Chronic Coronary Disease in Four Randomized Controlled Trials. Am J Cardiol. 2022 12 15; 185:18-28.

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Hong MJ, Lum SS, Dupont E, Howard-McNatt M, Chiba A, Levine EA, Gass JS, Gallagher K, Fenton A, Murray M, Solomon NL, Ollila DW, Lazar M, Namm JP, Walters LL, Chagpar AB. Omission of Radiation in Conservative Treatment for Breast Cancer: Opportunity for De-escalation of Care. J Surg Res. 2022 11; 279:393-397.

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Rocca G, De Venuto A, Colasanto G, Zielli SO, Mazzotti A, Faldini C. Congenital metatarsus varus: early diagnosis and conservative treatment in 112 patients. Musculoskelet Surg. 2023 Dec; 107(4):379-384.

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Farn? GM, Lauro A, Vaccari S, Marino IR, Khouzam S, D'Andrea V, Cervellera M, Tonini V. Spontaneous Perforated Duodenal Diverticulum: Wait or Cut First? Dig Dis Sci. 2021 09; 66(9):2876-2880.

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