title: President Reagan's life saving colectomy and subsequent historical implications.
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Sorensen
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.
authors.forename: G Strider
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Farnsworth
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.
authors.forename: Jared E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Welling
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.
authors.forename: Norman M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Rich
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy / Q000266:history*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D005197:Famous Persons; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States