"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.
Surgical resection of a portion of or the entire colon.
| Descriptor ID |
D003082
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.210.219
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| Concept/Terms |
Colectomy- Colectomy
- Colectomies
- Large Bowel Resection
- Large Bowel Resections
- Resection, Large Bowel
- Resections, Large Bowel
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Colectomy".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Colectomy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Colectomy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2006 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2009 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2011 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2012 | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| 2013 | 26 | 8 | 34 |
| 2014 | 23 | 7 | 30 |
| 2015 | 23 | 17 | 40 |
| 2016 | 25 | 11 | 36 |
| 2017 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2018 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2019 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2020 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2022 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| 2023 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Colectomy" by people in Profiles.
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The impact of surgeon speciality on surgical outcomes following colorectal resection for endometriosis. Colorectal Dis. 2025 Feb; 27(2):e70028.
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Extended Monitoring for Transition to Oral Corticosteroids in Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis May Be Unnecessarily Prolonging Length of Stay. Dig Dis Sci. 2024 Dec; 69(12):4357-4363.
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Opioid free versus opioid sparing strategies for multimodal antinociception during laparoscopic colectomy: a randomised controlled trial. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2024 Dec; 43(6):101436.
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Initial Experience With Single-Port Robotic Right Colectomies: Results of an Investigator-Initiated Investigational Device Exemption Study Using a Novel Single-Port Robotic Platform. Dis Colon Rectum. 2024 Oct 01; 67(10):e1600-e1606.
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Outcomes after right-sided colon surgery in Crohn's disease versus cancer. Tech Coloproctol. 2024 Aug 28; 28(1):116.
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An evaluation of patient experience before and after elective colectomy for diverticulitis between patients older and younger than 65 years: A pilot feasibility study in mobile health use. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Oct; 28(10):1639-1645.
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Persistent Racial Disparities in Morbidity Following Major Elective Operations. Am Surg. 2024 Nov; 90(11):2913-2920.
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Utilization of minimally invasive colectomy at safety-net hospitals in the United States. Surgery. 2024 Jul; 176(1):172-179.
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Cadaveric Study of Colon-Lengthening Maneuvers After Sigmoidectomy. Dis Colon Rectum. 2024 Aug 01; 67(8):1030-1039.
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Open Versus Minimally Invasive Emergent Colectomy for Diverticulitis. Am Surg. 2024 Oct; 90(10):2560-2569.