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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

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

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ethics (ES)

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methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

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psychology (PX)

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veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0004811
Scope Note: A surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and abnormalities of the COLON; RECTUM; and ANAL CANAL.
Terms: Colorectal Surgery Preferred Term
Term UI T009056
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Colon and Rectal Surgery Specialty
Term UI T009051
Date05/29/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Surgery Specialty, Colon and Rectal
Term UI T009052
Date05/29/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Surgery, Colorectal
Term UI T009055
Date09/25/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

Concept UI: M0004813
Terms: Proctology Preferred Term
Term UI T009061
Date05/29/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Rectal Surgery Specialty
Term UI T009062
Date05/29/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Specialty, Rectal Surgery
Term UI T009063
Date05/29/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Surgery Specialty, Rectal
Term UI T009064
Date05/29/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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