"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 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleural Effusion" by people in Profiles.
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McCann R, Heidarian A, Pitman MB, Chebib I. Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) involving pleural effusion. Diagn Cytopathol. 2021 Feb; 49(2):328-330.
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Bhardwaj H, Bhardwaj B, Awab A. Transudative chylothorax in a patient with liver cirrhosis: A rare association. Heart Lung. 2015 Jul-Aug; 44(4):363-5.
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Blackwood BP, Farrow KN, Kim S, Hunter CJ. 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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Nordin AB, Fallon SC, Jea A, Kim ES. 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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Kitagawa RS, Satyan KB, Relyea K, Dauser RC, Nuchtern JG, Minifee PK, Whitehead WE, Curry DJ, Luerssen TG, Jea A. 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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Ben-Dor I, Waksman R, Hanna NN, Raizon A, Satler LF, Torguson R, Weissman G, Okubagzi P, Xue Z, Li Y, Gonzalez MA, Maluenda G, Gaglia MA, Wakabayashi K, Delhaye C, Syed AI, Collins SD, Suddath WO, Kent KM, Lindsay J, Pichard AD. 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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von Riedenauer WB, Cutsinger RW, Jing XL, Berry SD, Maqusi S, Silverman NA. Posttraumatic pericardiobiliary fistula causing acute bilious pericardial tamponade. J Trauma. 2010 Jan; 68(1):E8-E10.
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Mascio CE, Wayment M, Colaizy TT, Mahoney LT, Burkhart HM. The modified Fontan procedure and prolonged pleural effusions. Am Surg. 2009 Feb; 75(2):175-7.
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Ali T, Srinivasan N, Le V, Chimpiri AR, Tierney WM. Pancreaticopleural fistula. Pancreas. 2009 Jan; 38(1):e26-31.
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Eid AA, Keddissi JI, Samaha M, Tawk MM, Kimmell K, Kinasewitz GT. Exudative effusions in congestive heart failure. Chest. 2002 Nov; 122(5):1518-23.