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prophylactic colectomy
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what is 'prophylactic colectomy'?
Definition for prophylactic colectomy
prophylactic colectomy is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: Lynch Syndromes I and II.
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Lynch Syndromes I and II
hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
prophylactic colectomy and Lynch Syndromes I and II
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Abdominal CAT Scan
prophylactic colectomy and Abdominal CAT Scan
Abdominal ultrasonography
Ultrasound of abdominal contents
prophylactic colectomy and Abdominal ultrasonography
Biopsy
prophylactic colectomy and Biopsy
CT colonography (virtual CT colonoscopy)
prophylactic colectomy and CT colonography (virtual CT colonoscopy)
CT scan
prophylactic colectomy and CT scan
Colectomy
prophylactic colectomy and Colectomy
Colon Biopsy
prophylactic colectomy and Colon Biopsy
Colonoscopic Polypectomy
prophylactic colectomy and Colonoscopic Polypectomy
Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy
prophylactic colectomy and Colonoscopy
Double-contrast barium enema
prophylactic colectomy and Double-contrast barium enema
Endorectal pull through surgery (ERPT)
prophylactic colectomy and Endorectal pull through surgery (ERPT)
Endoscopic surgery
prophylactic colectomy and Endoscopic surgery
Enema
prophylactic colectomy and Enema
Immuno-histochemistry
prophylactic colectomy and Immuno-histochemistry
Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT)
prophylactic colectomy and Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT)
Microsatellite instability (MSI) testing
prophylactic colectomy and Microsatellite instability (MSI) testing
Molecular Genetic Studies
prophylactic colectomy and Molecular Genetic Studies
Subtotal colectomy
prophylactic colectomy and Subtotal colectomy
Transvaginal Ultrasound
prophylactic colectomy and Transvaginal Ultrasound
Virtual MR colonoscopy
prophylactic colectomy and Virtual MR colonoscopy
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5-fluorouracil
prophylactic colectomy and 5-fluorouracil
irinotecan
prophylactic colectomy and irinotecan
leucovorin rescue
prophylactic colectomy and leucovorin rescue
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Appendicectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... a single dose of prophylactic intravenous antibiotics is given immediately prior to surgery. ... resection, Hemicolectomy, Total colectomy, Local excision) due to ...
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Table A.7. Risk Factor Category: Personal Medical History - All Ages
AHCPR Archived Clinical Practice Guidelines. Bethesda (MD): National ... colonoscopy (possible surgical consult for prophylactic colectomy) 30 , 34 , 41 ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hstat6.table.8422
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Serrated adenomas in FAP
... our practice to perform prophylactic colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis or ... meticulous examination of the colectomy specimen, including a formal ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1773467
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Celebrex
Information about Celebrex, a commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory medication. ... not be decreased and prophylactic colectomy or other FAP-related surgeries ...
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/paintreatment/a/celebrex.htm
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eMedicine - Gardner Syndrome : Article by Hemant Singhal
... uniformly, cancer (if prophylactic colectomy is not performed) ... after they have undergone prophylactic colectomy are treated with total thyroidectomy. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2712.htm
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Treating Polyps and Other Precancerous Colon Conditions
Learn about treating polyps and other precancerous colon conditions. ... patients elect to undergo prophylactic colectomy possibly with the creation of ...
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NIDDK Clearinghouses Reference Collection
... disease extension, mortality, and the predictors of risk of colectomy. ... select high-risk patients for prophylactic colectomy before cancer occurs or, if ...
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Celebrex Consumer Information
Types of Headache & Migraine Migraine Info Center Headache Info Center ... not be decreased and prophylactic colectomy or other FAP-related surgeries ...
http://headaches.about.com/library/meds/bl-celebrex-fda.htm
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Genomics|HuGENet|Literature|2005 Jun 9
The mission of the National Office of Public Health Genomics is to integrate advances in human genetics ... Is prophylactic colectomy indicated in patients ...
http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/hugenet/literature/2005/Hjun09.htm
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Colectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... and information for patients for colectomy. 5 References. 6 External links ... Prophylactic colectomy can be indicated in some forms of polyposis, Lynch ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colectomy
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Table A.8. Risk Factor Category: Family Medical History - All Ages
AHCPR Archived Clinical Practice Guidelines. Bethesda (MD): National Library ... (possible surgical consult for prophylactic colectomy) 30 , 34 , 41 Colorectal ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hstat6.table.8423
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Genetics of Colorectal Cancer - National Cancer Institute
Expert-reviewed information summary about the genetics of ... Church JM: Prophylactic colectomy in patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/genetics/colorectal/...
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eMedicine - Colorectal Tumors : Article by Jaime Shalkow
At least 50% of the Western population develops a colorectal tumor by age 70 years. ... Others advocate for prophylactic colectomy. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/fulltopic/topic3037.htm
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Functional Outcome After Colectomy and Ileorectal Anastomosis Compared ...
... surgeon must choose between colectomy with IRA and restorative ... Quality of life after prophylactic colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis in ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1420918
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Familial adenomatous polyposis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prophylactic colectomy is indicated if more than a hundred polyps are present, ... Without colectomy, colon cancer is virtually inevitable. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familial_adenomatous_polyposis
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Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colon Cancer -- GeneReviews -- NCBI Bookshelf
... cancer is detected, full colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis is recommended. ... measure for colon cancer, prophylactic colectomy (removal of the colon prior ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gene&part=hnpcc
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Genomics|Training|Books|21st Century: Part 4, Chapter 18
The mission of the National Office of Public Health Genomics is to integrate ... of family members, and prophylactic surgeries contingent on genetic tests. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/training/books/21stcent4.htm
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DCCPS: BBRB: Basic and Biobehavioral Research: Previously Funded Grants
Cancer Control and Population Sciences Home. Behavioral Research ... PROPHYLACTIC COLECTOMY INTENTIONS IN HNPCC PATIENTS. 5R03CA101511-02. Hutchison, Kent E. ...
http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/bbrb/research_archive.asp
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Presumption, Privilege, and Preemption
... and the life expectancy of prophylactic colectomy is 15.6 years,20 then maybe ... colonoscopic surveillance and prophylactic colectomy in patients with hereditary ...
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5-aminosalicylic acid is an attractive candidate agent for ...
... practice include the prophylactic colectomy and colonoscopic surveillance. ... patients and physicians seldom accept colectomy as a routine preventive method ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15637733
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eMedicine - Intestinal Protozoal Diseases : Article by Enrique Chacon-Cruz
... the common use of prophylactic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and/or underlying ... Partial colectomy with colostomy is recommended over primary anastomosis for ...
http://emedicine.com/ped/topic1914.htm
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Sample CRISP Search
About OBSSR > Activities > Adherence Research Network. Print ... Prophylactic colectomy intentions in HNPCC patients. 225. 1R01MH066697-01A2. IRONSON, GAIL ...
http://obssr.od.nih.gov/Content/About_OBSSR/Activities/Adher...
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Diverticulitis: A Progressive Disease?
Moreover, prophylactic colectomy is not without its attendant mortality and morbidity rates. ... what we are trying to accomplish with prophylactic colectomy. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1570566
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NIDDK Clearinghouses Reference Collection
The authors conclude that colectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis remains a ... select high-risk patients for prophylactic colectomy before cancer occurs or, if ...
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The use and interpretation of commercial APC gene testing for familial ...
Giardiello FM, Brensinger JD, Petersen GM, Luce MC, Hylind LM, Bacon JA, Booker ... gene that causes colorectal cancer if prophylactic colectomy is not performed. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9062090?ordinalpos=301&it...
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eMedicine - Ulcerative Colitis : Article by Jonathan E Markowitz
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a disease characterized by ... biopsy; therefore, consider prophylactic colectomy in adults who developed UC during childhood. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1183.htm
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Surgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons ... large bowel: Colectomy - Colostomy - Appendicectomy - Hartmann's procedure ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgery
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Incorporating medical interventions into carrier probability estimation ...
... are prophylactic tamoxifen therapy into BRCAPRO, and colectomy and ... colonoscopic surveillance and prophylactic colectomy in patients with hereditary ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1847675
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DCCPS: Small Grants Program: Research Portfolio
Cancer Control and Population Sciences Home. Funding Opportunities ... PROPHYLACTIC COLECTOMY INTENTIONS IN HNPCC PATIENTS. 5R03CA101511-02. Jeffe, Donna B. ...
http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/smallgrants/research_smallgrants_archive.asp
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eMedicine - Crohn Disease: Surgical Perspective : Article by Patricia A ...
... studies regarding postoperative prophylactic therapy have been performed ... Total abdominal colectomy with a Hartmann pouch has been advocated for fulminant ...
http://emedicine.com/ped/topic2969.htm
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eMedicine - Gastrointestinal Neoplasms : Article by Robert M Arensman
Primary gastrointestinal (GI) neoplasms in children are rare entities. ... Many surgeons recommend prophylactic colectomy and rectal mucosectomy with ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic3028.htm
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Special Screening Tests
When physicians test only patients who seek their services, this is not truly an ... Prophylactic colectomy is recommended in these conditions. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=cm.chapter.6373
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Gardner's syndrome in a 40-year-old woman: successful treatment of ...
... Syndrome status post prophylactic colectomy presented with an enterocutaneous ... previous abdominal operations including a prophylactic colectomy in 1992. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Stress ulcer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[7] Prophylactic agents include antacids, H2-receptor blockers, sucralfate, ... resection, Hemicolectomy, Total colectomy, Local excision) due to ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_ulcer
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eMedicine - Colon, Polyposis Syndromes : Article by Ali Nawaz Khan
A GI polyp is defined as a mass of the mucosal surface protruding into the lumen ... cause of death in patients with FAP who have undergone prophylactic colectomy. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic567.htm
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Program ...
Prospects for both prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines against HPV offer hope ... Rectosigmoid colectomy and reanastomosis to facilitate resection of primary and ...
http://consensus.nih.gov/1996/1996CervicalCancer102html.htm
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References
... a role for prophylactic subtotal colectomy among hereditary nonpolyposis ... of colonoscopic surveillance and prophylactic colectomy in patients with ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=cmed.biblist.3158
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Risk Factors For Surgical Site Infection After Elective Resection of ...
... predicting SSI risk after elective colectomy, because most of the patients ... colonic anastomosis, suggests that prophylactic drainage increases the risk of ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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APC-Associated Polyposis Conditions -- GeneReviews -- NCBI Bookshelf
Colectomy is advised in individuals with classic FAP when more than 20 or 30 ... successful treatment following early polyp detection and prophylactic colectomy. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gene&part=fap
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NIDDK Clearinghouses Reference Collection
... (quiet or in remission) UC requiring colectomy owing to dysplasia or cancer. ... once it has started), prophylactic medications, sedative medications, pain ...
http://catalog.niddk.nih.gov/resources/results.cfm?searchter...
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Genomics|Training|Books|21st Century: Part 2, Chapter 9
... prevention identified so far are prophylactic mastectomy and oophorectomy. ... Total colectomy and mucosal proctectomy is recommended because of the extreme ...
http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/training/books/21stcent2b.htm
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List of oncology-related terms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
bilateral prophylactic mastectomy. bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. bile duct. biliary ... laparoscopic-assisted colectomy. laparoscopy. laparotomy. lappa ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oncology-related_terms
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APC -Associated Polyposis Conditions
Colectomy is advised in individuals with classic FAP when more than 20 or 30 ... early polyp detection and prophylactic colectomy. Page 10 ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/picrender.fcgi?book=ge...
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Pelvic Drainage and Other Risk Factors for Leakage After Elective ...
... trials8,9 suggest that prophylactic pelvic drainage does not improve outcomes ... patients undergoing elective colectomy, 978 patients underwent anterior ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1356840
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Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/Cancer dictionary ...
bilateral prophylactic mastectomy. binding agent. biochanin A. biochemical reactions ... laparoscopic-assisted colectomy. laparoscopy. laparotomy. lapatinib ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Missing_e...
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Impact of Laparoscopic Resection for Colorectal Cancer on Operative ...
... 5,6 limited the wide application of laparoscopic colectomy for malignancy. ... day before surgery and prophylactic intravenous antibiotics were administered at ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1867940
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eMedicine - Pseudomembranous Colitis: Surgical Perspective : Article by ...
... ileostomy or resection of diseased bowel (subtotal colectomy) ... Pseudomembranous colitis following prophylactic antibiotic use in primary cesarean section. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2743.htm
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Recommendations for the care of individuals with an inherited ...
... will undergo surgical resection of a colon cancer, subtotal colectomy is favored. Evidence supports the efficacy of prophylactic hysterectomy and oophorectomy. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17003399
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Laparoscopic Sphincter-Preserving Total Mesorectal Excision With ...
... the night before surgery and prophylactic antibiotics (cefuroxime 1.5 g and ... were concerned primarily with laparoscopic colectomy and anterior resection.2?4 ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1448945
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NIDDK Clearinghouses Reference Collection
... of stressor or food triggers, prophylactic therapy, abortive therapy used to ... additional section covers laparoscopic colectomy, including the problem of ...
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