 Watchful Waiting
"Watchful Waiting" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Clinical management approach wherein immediate therapy is not provided but there is a period of observation during which periodic tests monitor patient and the progression of the illness. (Driffield T, Smith PC Med Decis Making. 2007 Mar-Apr;27(2):178-88)
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D057832
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.761.559.590.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Watchful Waiting- Watchful Waiting
- Waiting, Watchful
- Waitings, Watchful
- Watchful Waitings
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Watchful Waiting" by people in Profiles.
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van Houdt WJ, Husson O, Patel A, Jones RL, Smith MJF, Miah AB, Messiou C, Moskovic E, Al-Muderis O, Benson C, Zaidi S, Dunlop A, Strauss DC, Hayes AJ, van der Graaf WTA. Outcome of Primary Desmoid Tumors at All Anatomic Locations Initially Managed with Active Surveillance. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Dec; 26(13):4699-4706.
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Tong D, Constantinidou A, Engelmann B, Chamberlain F, Thway K, Fisher C, Hayes A, Fotiadis N, Messiou C, Miah AB, Zaidi SH, Benson C, VAN DER Graaf W, Jones RL. The Role of Local Therapy in Multi-focal Epithelioid Haemangioendothelioma. Anticancer Res. 2019 Sep; 39(9):4891-4896.
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Advances in the diagnosis and surveillance of Barrett's esophagus (with videos). Gastrointest Endosc. 2019 09; 90(3):325-334.
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Leveridge MJ, Siemens DR, Brennan K, Izard JP, Karim S, An H, Mackillop WJ, Booth CM. Temporal trends in management and outcomes of testicular cancer: A population-based study. Cancer. 2018 07 01; 124(13):2724-2732.
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Faries MB, Thompson JF, Cochran AJ, Andtbacka RH, Mozzillo N, Zager JS, Jahkola T, Bowles TL, Testori A, Beitsch PD, Hoekstra HJ, Moncrieff M, Ingvar C, Wouters MWJM, Sabel MS, Levine EA, Agnese D, Henderson M, Dummer R, Rossi CR, Neves RI, Trocha SD, Wright F, Byrd DR, Matter M, Hsueh E, MacKenzie-Ross A, Johnson DB, Terheyden P, Berger AC, Huston TL, Wayne JD, Smithers BM, Neuman HB, Schneebaum S, Gershenwald JE, Ariyan CE, Desai DC, Jacobs L, McMasters KM, Gesierich A, Hersey P, Bines SD, Kane JM, Barth RJ, McKinnon G, Farma JM, Schultz E, Vidal-Sicart S, Hoefer RA, Lewis JM, Scheri R, Kelley MC, Nieweg OE, Noyes RD, Hoon DSB, Wang HJ, Elashoff DA, Elashoff RM. Completion Dissection or Observation for Sentinel-Node Metastasis in Melanoma. N Engl J Med. 2017 06 08; 376(23):2211-2222.
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Philip NS, Dunner DL, Dowd SM, Aaronson ST, Brock DG, Carpenter LL, Demitrack MA, Hovav S, Janicak PG, George MS. Can Medication Free, Treatment-Resistant, Depressed Patients Who Initially Respond to TMS Be Maintained Off Medications? A Prospective, 12-Month Multisite Randomized Pilot Study. Brain Stimul. 2016 Mar-Apr; 9(2):251-7.
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Rescorla FJ, Ross JH, Billmire DF, Dicken BJ, Villaluna D, Davis MM, Krailo M, Cullen JW, Olson TA, Egler RA, Amatruda JF, Rodrigues-Galindo C, Frazier AL. Surveillance after initial surgery for Stage I pediatric and adolescent boys with malignant testicular germ cell tumors: Report from the Children's Oncology Group. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Jun; 50(6):1000-3.
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Shuch B, Hanley JM, Lai JC, Vourganti S, Setodji CM, Dick AW, Chow WH, Saigal CS. Adverse health outcomes associated with surgical management of the small renal mass. J Urol. 2014 Feb; 191(2):301-8.
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Frank RM, Slabaugh MA, Grumet RC, Bush-Joseph CA, Virkus WW, Nho SJ. Hip pain in active patients: what you may be missing. J Fam Pract. 2012 Dec; 61(12):736-44.
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