Dissection

"Dissection" 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.

MeSH information

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The separation and isolation of tissues for surgical purposes, or for the analysis or study of their structures.

Descriptor ID	D004210
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.998.221 E04.221 E05.200.998.221
Concept/Terms	Dissection Dissection Dissections

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

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
Specimen Handling [E01.370.225.998]
Dissection [E01.370.225.998.221]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Dissection [E04.221]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
Specimen Handling [E05.200.998]
Dissection [E05.200.998.221]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Dissection".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Dissection".

Dissection
Microdissection

publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dissection" by people in this website by year, and whether "Dissection" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 54 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	2	3
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	2	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	2	2
2001	0	1	1
2003	3	1	4
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	1	2
2006	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	0	2	2
2012	1	1	2
2013	1	1	2
2014	1	1	2
2015	0	1	1
2016	0	3	3
2017	0	1	1
2018	0	2	2
2020	2	5	7
2021	0	3	3
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	5	5
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Dissection" by people in Profiles.

Bakillah E, Brooks AD, Adekeye S. Switching to Tumescent Dissection in Mastectomy. Breast J. 2025; 2025:7634729.

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McCarty PJ, Chaiyamoon A, Cardona JJ, Carrera A, Reina F, Georgiev GP, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Nerve to subclavius for neurotization procedures: an anatomical feasibility study. Neurosurg Rev. 2023 Jul 15; 46(1):176.

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Annamalai A, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Loukas M, Tubbs RS. An Extremely Rare Case of a Sciatic Nerve Variant. Kurume Med J. 2023 Sep 25; 68(3.4):255-258.

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Banerjee S, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. An unusual finding of the Porus trigeminus: Case report with histological findings. Anat Histol Embryol. 2023 Jul; 52(4):645-648.

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Eskew WH, Cardona JJ, Chaiyamoon A, Carrera A, Reina F, Dogruel Y, G?ng?r A, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. The Venous Circle of Trolard: An Anatomical Study with Application to Approaches to the Basal Brain. World Neurosurg. 2023 07; 175:e238-e242.

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Ott KN, Chaiyamoon A, Cardona JJ, Reina F, Carrera A, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Small JE, Tubbs RS. Revisiting the Tentorial Venous Sinuses: Anatomical and Histological Study. World Neurosurg. 2023 05; 173:e677-e682.

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Gutierrez S, Khan PA, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Review of the Petroclinoid Ligament. Kurume Med J. 2022 Mar 11; 67(1):5-10.

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Wahl L, Iwanaga J, Chabot AB, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Hypoplasia of the Tentorium Cerebelli: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Kurume Med J. 2022 Mar 11; 67(1):49-52.

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Moo TA, Pawloski KR, Flynn J, Edelweiss M, Le T, Tadros A, Barrio AV, Morrow M. Is Residual Nodal Disease at Axillary Dissection Associated with Tumor Subtype in Patients with Low Volume Sentinel Node Metastasis After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy? Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Oct; 28(11):6044-6050.

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Aihara H, Dacha S, Anand GS, Byrne KR, Chahal P, James T, Kowalski TE, Repaka A, Saadi M, Sheth SG, Taylor JR, Williams RL, Wagh MS. Core curriculum for endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 06; 93(6):1215-1221.

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