 Colorectal Surgery
"Colorectal Surgery" 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.
A surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and abnormalities of the COLON; RECTUM; and ANAL CANAL.
| Descriptor ID |
D003107
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.810.208
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| Concept/Terms |
Colorectal Surgery- Colorectal Surgery
- Surgery Specialty, Colon and Rectal
- Surgery, Colorectal
- Colon and Rectal Surgery Specialty
Proctology- Proctology
- Specialty, Rectal Surgery
- Surgery Specialty, Rectal
- Rectal Surgery Specialty
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Colorectal Surgery" by people in this website by year, and whether "Colorectal Surgery" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colorectal Surgery" by people in Profiles.
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Schlussel AT, Lustik MB, Johnson EK, Maykel JA, Champagne BJ, Goldberg JE, Steele SR. A population-based comparison of open versus minimally invasive abdominoperineal resection. Am J Surg. 2015 May; 209(5):815-23; discussion 823.
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Damle RN, Cherng NB, Flahive JM, Davids JS, Maykel JA, Sturrock PR, Sweeney WB, Alavi K. Clostridium difficile infection after colorectal surgery: a rare but costly complication. J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Oct; 18(10):1804-11.
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Damle RN, Macomber CW, Flahive JM, Davids JS, Sweeney WB, Sturrock PR, Maykel JA, Santry HP, Alavi K. Surgeon volume and elective resection for colon cancer: an analysis of outcomes and use of laparoscopy. J Am Coll Surg. 2014 Jun; 218(6):1223-30.
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Rhoads KF, Ackerson LK, Ngo JV, Gray-Hazard FK, Subramanian SV, Dudley RA. Adequacy of lymph node examination in colorectal surgery: contribution of the hospital versus the surgeon. Med Care. 2013 Dec; 51(12):1055-62.
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Walker AS, Nelson DW, Fowler JJ, Causey MW, Quade S, Johnson EK, Maykel JA, Steele SR. An evaluation of colonoscopy surveillance guidelines: are we actually adhering to the guidelines? Am J Surg. 2013 May; 205(5):618-22; discussion 622.
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Steele SR, Maykel JA, Johnson EK. Traumatic injury of the colon and rectum: the evidence vs dogma. Dis Colon Rectum. 2011 Sep; 54(9):1184-201.
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McPartland KJ, Hyman NH. Damage control: what is its role in colorectal surgery? Dis Colon Rectum. 2003 Jul; 46(7):981-6.
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