"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 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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NASA-Task Load Index Differentiates Surgical Approach: Opportunities for Improvement in Colon and Rectal Surgery. Ann Surg. 2020 05; 271(5):906-912.
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Quality in the technical performance of screening flexible sigmoidoscopy: recommendations of an international multi-society task group. Gut. 2005 Jun; 54(6):807-13.