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Colorectal Surgery MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Colorectal Surgery
Tree Number(s)
H02.403.810.208
Unique ID
D003107
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003107
Annotation
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.
Entry Version
COLORECTAL SURG
Entry Term(s)
Colon Surgery Specialty
Colon and Rectal Surgery Specialty
Proctology
Rectal Surgery Specialty
Specialty, Colon Surgery
Specialty, Rectal Surgery
Surgery Specialty, Colon
Surgery Specialty, Colon and Rectal
Surgery Specialty, Rectal
Surgery, Colorectal
Public MeSH Note
98; was COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY (SPECIALTY) 1980-97; was PROCTOLOGY 1963-79
Online Note
use COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY (SPECIALTY) to search PROCTOLOGY 1966-79
History Note
98; was COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY (SPECIALTY) 1980-97; was PROCTOLOGY 1963-79
Date Established
1998/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/06/29
Colorectal Surgery Preferred
Colon Surgery Specialty Narrower
Proctology Narrower
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