"Thoracotomy" 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.
Surgical incision into the chest wall.
| Descriptor ID |
D013908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.928.760
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracotomy" by people in Profiles.
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Transthoracic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair. Thorac Surg Clin. 2019 Nov; 29(4):437-446.
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Minimally invasive epicardial implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement for infants and children: An effective alternative to the transvenous approach. Heart Rhythm. 2016 09; 13(9):1905-12.
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Are we looking at a surgical black box in the future? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jan; 149(1):62-3.
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Scapular prolapse into the intrathoracic cavity in a lung transplant patient. Lancet. 2014 Oct 18; 384(9952):1476.
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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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Medical and financial risks associated with surgery in the elderly obese. Ann Surg. 2012 Jul; 256(1):79-86.
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A method of assessing reasons for conversion during video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 Jun; 12(6):962-4.
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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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Gastric tube-pericardial fistula: a remote complication of esophageal replacement for long gap esophageal atresia. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jul; 44(7):1440-2.
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An acute experimental model demonstrating 2 different forms of sustained atrial tachyarrhythmias. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2009 Aug; 2(4):384-92.