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Prophylactic Colectomy

Prophylactic Colectomy is a surgical intervention, classified as a preventive medical procedure, that involves the elective removal of the colon in asymptomatic individuals with a high genetic predisposition to colorectal cancer to eliminate future malignant transformation.

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7.9K

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540

Authors

199

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2017–2026

17

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Preventive Colectomy

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Publications

110

The Use and Interpretation of Commercial<i>APC</i>Gene Testing for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

Francis M. Giardiello, Jill D. Brensinger, Gloria M. Petersen et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1997 · 498 citations

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Randomized controlled trial of the effect of sulindac on duodenal and rectal polyposis and cell proliferation in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis

Karen Nugent, K. Chip Farmer, AD Spigelman et al. · British journal of surgery · 1993 · 492 citations

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Colectomy Rate Comparison After Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis With Placebo or Infliximab

William J. Sandborn, Paul Rutgeerts, Brian G. Feagan et al. · Gastroenterology · 2009 · 472 citations · Full text

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Mortality in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis

Michael L. Arvanitis, David G. Jagelman, Victor W. Fazio et al. · Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 1990 · 393 citations

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Low Colectomy Rates in Ulcerative Colitis in an Unselected European Cohort Followed for 10 Years

Lene Riis, Tomm Bernklev, Geir Aamodt et al. · Gastroenterology · 2006 · 273 citations · Full text

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Authors

540

  1. HT
    Henry T. Lynch

    Creighton University, United States

    7 publications · 444 citations

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  2. RK
    R K S Phillips

    St Mark's Hospital, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 766 citations

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  3. EM
    Ellen McGannon

    Cleveland Clinic, United States

    4 publications · 616 citations

    4

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  4. KN
    Karen Nugent

    Saint Luke's Hospital, United States

    4 publications · 776 citations

    4

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  5. AD
    Allan D. Spigelman

    University of Newcastle Australia, Australia

    4 publications · 308 citations

    4

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Institutions

199

  1. St Mark's Hospital

    London, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    31 publications

    3.7K citations

  2. Creighton University

    Omaha, United States

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    858 citations

  3. Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, United States

    7 h-index

    30 publications

    3.7K citations

  4. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    6 h-index

    27 publications

    4.9K citations

  5. Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

    Milan, Italy

    5 h-index

    53 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. Helsinki University Hospital

    Helsinki, Finland

    4 h-index

    17 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Baltimore, United States

    4 h-index

    18 publications

    4K citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    258 citations

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Venues

  1. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

    17 publications · 1.7K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 13 publications · 514 citations

    11

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  3. British journal of surgery

    BJS · 5 publications · 677 citations

    5

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  4. Annals of Surgery

    4 publications · 201 citations

    4

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  5. Gastroenterology

    4 publications · 900 citations

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