Colorectal Surgery
Also known asColon and Rectal Surgery Specialty · Surgery Specialty, Colon and Rectal · Surgery, Colorectal · Colon Surgery Specialty · Specialty, Colon Surgery · Surgery Specialty, Colon · Proctology · Rectal Surgery Specialty · Specialty, Rectal Surgery · Surgery Specialty, Rectal
Definition
A surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and abnormalities of the COLON; RECTUM; and ANAL CANAL.
MeSH classification
- H02.403.810.208
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D003107) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗