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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prophylactic Surgical Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Gallanis AF, Bowden C, Lopez R, Gamble LA, Samaranayake SG, Payne C, Snyder D, Fasaye GA, Joyce S, Broesamle R, Miao N, Miettinen M, Quezado M, Kim SA, Korman L, Heller T, Blakely AM, Hernandez JM, Davis JL. Lessons learned from 150 total gastrectomies for prevention of cancer. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 01; 29(1):101889.
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Agcaoglu O, Sengun B, Ozoran E, Bilgic C, Karabay O, Taskin OC, Yazici D, Tezelman S. Should we perform routine prophylactic central neck dissection in patients with thyroid papillary microcarcinoma? Ann Ital Chir. 2018; 89:485-488.