Proctoscopy MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Proctoscopy
Tree Number(s): E01.370.372.250.250.600; E01.370.388.250.250.250.680; E04.210.240.250.680; E04.502.250.250.250.680
Unique ID: D011351
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011351
Annotation: / instrum permitted but consider also PROCTOSCOPES
Scope Note: Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the RECTUM; ANAL CANAL; and ANUS.
Entry Term(s): Anoscopic Examination; Anoscopy; Proctoscopic Surgery; Proctoscopic Surgical Procedures; Rectoscopy; Surgery, Proctoscopic; Surgical Procedures, Proctoscopic
NLM Classification #: WI 620
See Also: Proctoscopes
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/12/15

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

education (ED)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

rehabilitation (RH)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

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]
        
        Balloon Enteroscopy [E01.370.372.250.250.100]
        
        Colonoscopy [E01.370.372.250.250.200]
        
        Duodenoscopy [E01.370.372.250.250.225]
        
        Endoscopic Mucosal Resection [E01.370.372.250.250.250]
        
        Esophagoscopy [E01.370.372.250.250.275]
        
        Gastroscopy [E01.370.372.250.250.325]
        
        Proctoscopy [E01.370.372.250.250.600]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - 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]
        
        Balloon Enteroscopy [E01.370.388.250.250.250.070]
        
        Capsule Endoscopy [E01.370.388.250.250.250.140]
        
        Colonoscopy [E01.370.388.250.250.250.160]
        
        Duodenoscopy [E01.370.388.250.250.250.200]
        
        Endoscopic Mucosal Resection [E01.370.388.250.250.250.230]
        
        Esophagoscopy [E01.370.388.250.250.250.260]
        
        Gastroscopy [E01.370.388.250.250.250.320]
        
        Proctoscopy [E01.370.388.250.250.250.680]

Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
- Digestive System Surgical Procedures [E04.210]
  - Endoscopy, Digestive System [E04.210.240]
    - Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal [E04.210.240.250]

Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures [E04.502]
  - Endoscopy [E04.502.250]
    - Endoscopy, Digestive System [E04.502.250.250]
      - Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal [E04.502.250.250.250]
        
        Balloon Enteroscopy [E04.502.250.250.250.080]
        
        Colonoscopy [E04.502.250.250.250.160]
        
        Duodenoscopy [E04.502.250.250.250.200]
        
        Endoscopic Mucosal Resection [E04.502.250.250.250.230]
        
        Esophagoscopy [E04.502.250.250.250.260]
        
        Gastroscopy [E04.502.250.250.250.320]
        
        Proctoscopy [E04.502.250.250.250.680]
        
        Transanal Endoscopic Surgery [E04.502.250.250.250.680.500]
        
        Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic [E04.502.250.250.250.840]

Proctoscopy Preferred

Proctoscopic Surgical Procedures Narrower

Concept UI: M0331501
Terms: Proctoscopic Surgical Procedures Preferred Term
Term UI T361744
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Proctoscopic Surgery
Term UI T361747
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Surgery, Proctoscopic
Term UI T361746
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Surgical Procedures, Proctoscopic
Term UI T361745
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

Anoscopy Related

Rectoscopy Related

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