Colectomy

"Colectomy" 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.

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Surgical resection of a portion of or the entire colon.

Descriptor ID	D003082
MeSH Number(s)	E04.210.219
Concept/Terms	Colectomy Colectomy Colectomies Large Bowel Resection Large Bowel Resections Resection, Large Bowel Resections, Large Bowel Hemicolectomy Hemicolectomy Hemicolectomies

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

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Digestive System Surgical Procedures [E04.210]
Colectomy [E04.210.219]

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

Colectomy
Proctocolectomy, Restorative

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Bar chart showing 72 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2015 and 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2005	1	2	3
2006	3	0	3
2007	1	1	2
2008	2	1	3
2009	4	1	5
2010	1	0	1
2011	5	1	6
2012	4	0	4
2013	2	0	2
2014	5	1	6
2015	6	1	7
2016	6	1	7
2017	3	1	4
2018	2	1	3
2019	3	0	3
2020	2	1	3
2021	0	2	2
2022	0	2	2
2024	3	0	3

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Anwar SN, Dombek GE, Hayes CE, McMahon MJ, Munroe C, Abelson JS, Hall JF, Kleiman DA, Kuhnen AH, Marcello PW, Saraidaridis JT. Long-term Follow-up After an Initial Episode of Diverticulitis: A 13-Year Update. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Feb 01; 68(2):234-241.

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Ghodasara SK, Hauser KM, Oldewurtel KM, Rolandelli RH, Nemeth ZH. A Comparison of Clinical Outcomes of Colectomies for Pediatric and Adult Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Am Surg. 2024 Nov; 90(11):2921-2929.

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Ghodasara SK, Chang GC, Roskam JS, Soliman SS, Oldewurtel K, Rolandelli RH, Nemeth ZH. Effects of Preoperative COVID-19 Status on Emergent or Urgent Colectomy Outcomes. South Med J. 2024 May; 117(5):284-288.

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Gillis A, Webber A, Ata A, Stain S, Tafen M. Dependent functional status is a risk factor for complications after surgery for diverticulitis coli. Am J Surg. 2022 10; 224(4):1074-1080.

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Keller DS, Dapri G, Grucela AL, Melich G, Paquette IM, Shaffer VO, Umanskiy K, Kuhnen AH, Lipman J, Mclemore EC, Whiteford M, Sylla P. The SAGES MASTERS program presents: the 10 seminal articles for the Laparoscopic Right Colectomy Pathway. Surg Endosc. 2022 07; 36(7):4639-4649.

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Alavi K, Poylin V, Davids JS, Patel SV, Felder S, Valente MA, Paquette IM, Feingold DL. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Colonic Volvulus and Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction. Dis Colon Rectum. 2021 09 01; 64(9):1046-1057.

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Kerur B, Benchimol EI, Fiedler K, Stahl M, Hyams J, Stephens M, Lu Y, Pfefferkorn M, Alkhouri R, Strople J, Kelsen J, Siebold L, Goyal A, Rosh JR, LeLeiko N, Van Limbergen J, Guerrerio AL, Maltz R, Karam L, Crowley E, Griffiths A, Heyman MB, Deneau M, Benkov K, Noe J, Mouton D, Pappa H, Galanko JA, Snapper S, Muise AM, Kappelman MD. Natural History of? Very Early Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease in North America: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2021 02 16; 27(3):295-302.

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Davidson JT, Abelson JS, Glasgow SC, Hunt SR, Mutch MG, Wise PE, Silviera ML, Smith RK. Delaying definitive resection in early stage (I/II) colon cancer appears safe up to 6 weeks. Am J Surg. 2021 Aug; 222(2):402-407.

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Yee EJ, Al-Temimi MH, Flick KF, Kilbane EM, Nguyen TK, Zyromski NJ, Schmidt CM, Nakeeb A, House MG, Ceppa EP. Use of primary surgical drains in synchronous resection for colorectal liver metastases: a NSQIP analysis of current practice paradigm. Surg Endosc. 2021 08; 35(8):4275-4284.

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Cohan JN, Donahue C, Pantel HJ, Ricciardi R, Kleiman DA, Read TE, Marcello PW. Endoscopic Step Up: A Colon-Sparing Alternative to Colectomy to Improve Outcomes and Reduce Costs for Patients With Advanced Neoplastic Polyps. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 06; 63(6):842-849.

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