Prophylactic Surgical Procedures
"Prophylactic Surgical Procedures" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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
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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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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prophylactic Surgical Procedures" by people in Profiles.
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Two cases of avascular necrosis after prophylactic pinning of the asymptomatic, contralateral femoral head for slipped capital femoral epiphysis: case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Jun; 35(4):363-6.