Prophylactic Surgical Procedures
"Prophylactic Surgical Procedures" 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.
Surgical procedures done to prevent or reduce the risk of developing cancer or other disease conditions in persons who may be predisposed to such conditions.
| Descriptor ID |
D065286
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Prophylactic Surgical Procedures- Prophylactic Surgical Procedures
- Procedure, Prophylactic Surgical
- Procedures, Prophylactic Surgical
- Prophylactic Surgical Procedure
- Surgical Procedure, Prophylactic
- Surgical Procedures, Preventive
- Surgical Procedures, Prophylactic
- Preventive Surgical Procedures
- Preventive Surgical Procedure
- Procedure, Preventive Surgical
- Procedures, Preventive Surgical
- Surgical Procedure, Preventive
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| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prophylactic Surgical Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Preventing Postendoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2015 Oct; 25(4):725-36.
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Perceptions of Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk: A Prospective, Longitudinal Study. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Nov; 22(12):3846-52.