"Splenectomy" 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 procedure involving either partial or entire removal of the spleen.
| Descriptor ID |
D013156
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.726
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Splenectomy".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Splenectomy".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Splenectomy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Splenectomy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Splenectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Infectious outcomes after splenectomy for trauma, splenectomy for disease and splenectomy with distal pancreatectomy. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2022 Jun; 407(4):1685-1691.
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Effect of Post-splenectomy Booster Vaccine Program on Vaccination Compliance in Trauma Patients. Am Surg. 2021 May; 87(5):796-804.
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Response regarding: Missing Accessory Splenectomy as a Preventable Cause of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Relapse. J Surg Res. 2021 02; 258:463-464.
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Local and systemic immunosuppression in pancreatic cancer: Targeting the stalwarts in tumor's arsenal. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer. 2020 08; 1874(1):188387.
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Treatment of Immune Thrombocytopenia in Adults: Version 2019. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 11; 94(11):2161-2163.
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Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Splenectomy in the Context of New Medical Therapies. J Surg Res. 2020 01; 245:643-648.
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Splenectomy is not associated with a higher tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity in people with sickle cell anemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 10; 66(10):e27928.
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Splenic Embolization After Trauma: An Opportunity to Improve Best Immunization Practices. J Surg Res. 2018 12; 232:293-297.
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An opportunity for improvement in trauma care: 8-week booster vaccination adherence among patients after trauma splenectomy. Surgery. 2018 02; 163(2):415-418.
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Predictors of readmission after laparoscopic gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy: a comparative analysis of ACS-NSQIP database. Surg Endosc. 2016 06; 30(6):2342-50.