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Preferred term

Colorectal Surgery  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Colon and Rectal Surgery Specialty
  • Surgery, Colorectal
  • Surgery Specialty, Colon and Rectal

Note

  • surgical specialty; do not confuse with COLON /surg & RECTUM /surg

Scope note

  • A surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and abnormalities of the COLON; RECTUM; and ANAL CANAL.

History note

  • 98; was COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY (SPECIALTY) 1980-97; was PROCTOLOGY 1963-79

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003107

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