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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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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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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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Risk of Ovarian Malignancy in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer. Urology. 2019 Jan; 123:181-185.
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Factors associated with deciding between risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy and ovarian cancer screening among high-risk women enrolled in GOG-0199: An NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group study. Gynecol Oncol. 2017 04; 145(1):122-129.
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Prospective Study of Surgical Decision-making Processes for Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Women With Breast Cancer. Ann Surg. 2016 Jan; 263(1):178-83.