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Preventive surgery

Known as: Prophylactic Surgery 
Surgery to remove an organ or gland that shows no signs of cancer, in an attempt to prevent development of cancer of that organ or gland… 
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Increasing Use of Elective Mastectomy and Contralateral Prophylactic Surgery Among Breast Conservation Candidates: A 14-year Report From a Comprehensive Cancer Center
Background: First-line surgical options for early-stage breast cancer include breast-conserving surgery (BCS) or mastectomy. We… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Risk-reducing strategies for women carrying brca1/2 mutations with a focus on prophylactic surgery
BackgroundWomen who have inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have substantially elevated risks of breast and ovarian… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Additional salpingectomy after previous prophylactic oophorectomy in high-risk women: sense or nonsense?
2004
2004
Genetic counselling and prophylactic surgery in women from families with hereditary breast or ovarian cancer
2001
2001
questionnaires and semistructured interviews mastectomy : prospective study using The psychosocial impact of bilateral prophylactic
Objectives To investigate the psychosocial impact of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy for women with increased risk of breast… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Current status of prophylactic surgery for hereditary breast and gynecologic cancers
Given the limitations regarding the impact of screening and the uncertainties concerning chemoprevention for women with… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Intracranial cavernous malformations — natural history and management
Thirteen papers on different aspects of cerebral cavernomas are reviewed; interest in this condition has increased since magnetic… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Carotid surgery in octogenarians: is it worthwhile?
Controversy surrounds the role of carotid endarterectomy in octogenarians. Although the prognosis of severe degree carotid… 
1995
1995
Insurance adjudication favoring prophylactic surgery in hereditary breast-ovarian cancer syndrome.
Insurance payment to cover costs of prophylactic surgery is occasionally denied to patients who may be at inordinately high risk… 
1962
1962
Portacaval shunt in cirrhosis of the liver. Clinical and hemodynamic aspects.
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