Colectomy

"Colectomy" 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 resection of a portion of or the entire colon.

Descriptor ID	D003082
MeSH Number(s)	E04.210.219
Concept/Terms	Colectomy Colectomy Colectomies Large Bowel Resection Large Bowel Resections Resection, Large Bowel Resections, Large Bowel Hemicolectomy Hemicolectomy Hemicolectomies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Colectomy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Digestive System Surgical Procedures [E04.210]
Colectomy [E04.210.219]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Colectomy".

Colectomy
Proctocolectomy, Restorative

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Bar chart showing 16 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2004 and 2013 and 2014 and 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	2	2
2007	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	2	0	2
2014	1	1	2
2015	1	1	2
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	0	1	1

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Weldeslase TA, Akinyemi OA, Enchill KA, Lin A, Silvestre J, Fullum TM, Cornwell EE, Nembhard CE. The relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status and short-term outcomes following colon resection. Am J Surg. 2024 Oct; 236:115803.

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Shariq OA, Hanson KT, McKenna NP, Kelley SR, Dozois EJ, Lightner AL, Mathis KL, Habermann EB. Does Metabolic Syndrome Increase the Risk of Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Surgery? Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 07; 62(7):849-858.

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Cruz-Correa M, Gonzalez-Pons MDM. Reassessing colectomy in young patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. Gastrointest Endosc. 2018 10; 88(4):734-736.

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Parker ME, Mathis KL, Kelley SR. Severity of diverticulitis in patients with polycystic kidney disease without transplantation. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2017 Dec; 32(12):1767-1770.

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Haider AH, Obirieze A, Velopulos CG, Richard P, Latif A, Scott VK, Zogg CK, Haut ER, Efron DT, Cornwell EE, MacKenzie EJ, Gaskin DJ. Incremental Cost of Emergency Versus Elective Surgery. Ann Surg. 2015 Aug; 262(2):260-6.

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Sukumar S, Ravi P, Sood A, Gervais MK, Hu JC, Kim SP, Menon M, Roghmann F, Sammon JD, Sun M, Trinh VQ, Trinh QD. Racial disparities in operative outcomes after major cancer surgery in the United States. World J Surg. 2015 Mar; 39(3):634-43.

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Gandaglia G, Ghani KR, Sood A, Meyers JR, Sammon JD, Schmid M, Varda B, Briganti A, Montorsi F, Sun M, Menon M, Kibel AS, Trinh QD. Effect of minimally invasive surgery on the risk for surgical site infections: results from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Database. JAMA Surg. 2014 Oct; 149(10):1039-44.

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Zafar SN, Ahaghotu CA, Libuit L, Ortega G, Coleman PW, Cornwell EE, Tran DD, Fullum TM. Ureteral injury after laparoscopic versus open colectomy. JSLS. 2014 Jul-Sep; 18(3).

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Obirieze AC, Kisat M, Hicks CW, Oyetunji TA, Schneider EB, Gaskin DJ, Haut ER, Efron DT, Cornwell EE, Haider AH. State-by-state variation in emergency versus elective colon resections: room for improvement. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 May; 74(5):1286-91.

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Mbadiwe T, Obirieze AC, Cornwell EE, Turner P, Fullum TM. Surgical management of complicated diverticulitis: a comparison of the laparoscopic and open approaches. J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Apr; 216(4):782-8; discussion 788-90.

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