 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prophylactic Surgical Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Goldstein HE, Shao B, Madsen PJ, Hartnett SM, Blount JP, Brockmeyer DL, Campbell RM, Conklin M, Hankinson TC, Heuer GG, Jea AH, Kennedy BC, Tuite GF, Rodriguez L, Feldstein NA, Vitale MG, Anderson RCE. Increased complications without neurological benefit are associated with prophylactic spinal cord untethering prior to scoliosis surgery in children with myelomeningocele. Childs Nerv Syst. 2019 11; 35(11):2187-2194.
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Hughes DT, Rosen JE, Evans DB, Grubbs E, Wang TS, Sol?rzano CC. Prophylactic Central Compartment Neck Dissection in Papillary Thyroid Cancer and Effect on Locoregional Recurrence. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Sep; 25(9):2526-2534.
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Septer S, Lawson CE, Anant S, Attard T. Familial adenomatous polyposis in pediatrics: natural history, emerging surveillance and management protocols, chemopreventive strategies, and areas of ongoing debate. Fam Cancer. 2016 07; 15(3):477-85.
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Alaniz VI, Kobernik EK, Dillman J, Quint EH. Utility of Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Disorders of Sex Development Who Undergo Prophylactic Gonadectomy. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2016 Dec; 29(6):577-581.
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Rosenberg SM, Sepucha K, Ruddy KJ, Tamimi RM, Gelber S, Meyer ME, Schapira L, Come SE, Borges VF, Golshan M, Winer EP, Partridge AH. Local Therapy Decision-Making and Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Young Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Nov; 22(12):3809-15.
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Soran A, Ibrahim A, Kanbour M, McGuire K, Balci FL, Polat AK, Thomas C, Bonaventura M, Ahrendt G, Johnson R. Decision making and factors influencing long-term satisfaction with prophylactic mastectomy in women with breast cancer. Am J Clin Oncol. 2015 Apr; 38(2):179-83.
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Tevis SE, Chen H. Surgery. Papillary thyroid cancer--how aggressive should surgery be? Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2015 Apr; 11(4):195-6.
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