"Pleural Effusion" 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.
Presence of fluid in the pleural cavity resulting from excessive transudation or exudation from the pleural surfaces. It is a sign of disease and not a diagnosis in itself.
| Descriptor ID |
D010996
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.528.652
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| Concept/Terms |
Pleural Effusion- Pleural Effusion
- Effusion, Pleural
- Effusions, Pleural
- Pleural Effusions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleural Effusion" by people in Profiles.
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Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) involving pleural effusion. Diagn Cytopathol. 2021 Feb; 49(2):328-330.
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Transudative chylothorax in a patient with liver cirrhosis: A rare association. Heart Lung. 2015 Jul-Aug; 44(4):363-5.
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Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters Complicated by Vascular Erosion in Neonates. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2016 08; 40(6):890-5.
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The use of spinal angiography in the management of posterior mediastinal tumors: case series and review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Sep; 48(9):1871-7.
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Video-assisted thorascopic repair of a subarachnoid-pleural fistula in a child after thoracic tumor resection: technical note. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Apr 20; 35(9):E347-50.
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Utility of radiologic review for noncardiac findings on multislice computed tomography in patients with severe aortic stenosis evaluated for transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2010 May 15; 105(10):1461-4.
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Posttraumatic pericardiobiliary fistula causing acute bilious pericardial tamponade. J Trauma. 2010 Jan; 68(1):E8-E10.
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The modified Fontan procedure and prolonged pleural effusions. Am Surg. 2009 Feb; 75(2):175-7.
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Pancreaticopleural fistula. Pancreas. 2009 Jan; 38(1):e26-31.
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Exudative effusions in congestive heart failure. Chest. 2002 Nov; 122(5):1518-23.