Disciplines and Occupations

Colorectal Surgery

A surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and abnormalities of the COLON; RECTUM; and ANAL CANAL.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and abnormalities of the COLON; RECTUM; and ANAL CANAL.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery Specialty
  • Surgery Specialty, Colon and Rectal
  • Surgery, Colorectal
  • Colon Surgery Specialty
  • Proctology
  • Rectal Surgery Specialty
  • Specialty, Colon Surgery
  • Specialty, Rectal Surgery
  • Surgery Specialty, Colon
  • Surgery Specialty, Rectal

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, organization & administration, psychology, rehabilitation, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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Indexing Annotation

surgical specialty; do not confuse with COLON /surg & RECTUM /surg

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History Note

98; was COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY (SPECIALTY) 1980-97; was PROCTOLOGY 1963-79

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Tree Number

  1. H02w.403w.810.208w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Colorectal Surgery. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003107. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003107
  2. Colorectal Surgery. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorectal_surgery
  3. Colorectal Surgery. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1413084