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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| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 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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Thromboembolic Disease in Patients with Metastatic Femoral Lesions: A Comparison Between Prophylactic Fixation and Fracture Fixation. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 Feb 15; 99(4):315-323.
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Predictive Factors for Prophylactic Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Placement and Use in Head and Neck Patients Following Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Treatment: Concordance, Discrepancies, and the Role of Gabapentin. Dysphagia. 2016 Apr; 31(2):206-13.
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The Effect of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy on Perioperative Complications in Women Undergoing Immediate Breast Reconstruction: A NSQIP Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Oct; 22(11):3474-80.
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Variation in Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Rates According to Racial Groups in Young Women with Breast Cancer, 1998 to 2011: A Report from the National Cancer Data Base. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Jul; 221(1):187-96.