title: Is there a role for prophylactic subtotal colectomy among hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer germline mutation carriers?
authors.affiliation: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, USA.
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Lynch
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy; D003123:Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D005820:Genetic Testing; D018095:Germ-Line Mutation; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*