Proctitis
"Proctitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
INFLAMMATION of the MUCOUS MEMBRANE of the RECTUM, the distal end of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE).
| Descriptor ID |
D011349
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.205.865 C06.405.469.860.622
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Proctitis" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Proctitis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Proctitis" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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McCarty TR, Garg R, Rustagi T. Efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation for treatment of chronic radiation proctitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Sep; 34(9):1479-1485.