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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E04.625
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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prophylactic Surgical Procedures".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Prophylactic Surgical Procedures [E04.625]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Prophylactic Surgical Procedures".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prophylactic Surgical Procedures".

Prophylactic Surgical Procedures
Prophylactic Mastectomy

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