Prophylactic surgery (also known as preventive surgery or risk-reducing surgery), is a form of surgery whose purpose is to minimize or prevent the risk...

by Nycomed. The antiperistaltic transverse coloplasty, proposed as a prophylactic measure against short bowel syndrome, retains transverse colon function...

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least 1970. Antibiotic prophylaxis is most commonly used prior to dental surgery, but may be used in other cases, such as prior to sexual intercourse for...

is complete. Unlike other prophylactic surgeries, these two surgeries do not reduce the risk of breast cancer. Prophylactic (preventive) mastectomy is...

fallopian tube. This procedure is most frequently associated with prophylactic surgery in response to the discovery of a BRCA mutation, particularly those...

believed to be caused by the hormonal side effects of hysterectomy and prophylactic oophorectomy. This effect is not limited to pre-menopausal women; even...

altering the duplicated ureters. In cases of spine duplication, prophylactic surgery can be done to remove one duplicated spine, although it depends on...

colitis can also develop when prophylactic or post-operative antibiotics are used. Post operative patients of cardiothoracic surgery are at risk of nausea, vomiting...

trend towards prophylactic mastectomy appears to be less pronounced in Europe and India. Mayo Clinic staff. "Prophylactic mastectomy: Surgery to reduce breast...