Insufflation

"Insufflation" 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.

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The act of blowing a powder, vapor, or gas into any body cavity for experimental, diagnostic, or therapeutic purposes.

Descriptor ID	D007327
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.450 E02.583
Concept/Terms	Insufflation Insufflation Insufflations

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Insufflation [E01.370.450]
Therapeutics [E02]
Insufflation [E02.583]

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Bar chart showing 12 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1997 and 2005

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	0	1
1997	0	2	2
1998	0	1	1
2003	1	0	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	1	2
2007	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2016	0	1	1

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Koppen IJ, Yacob D, Di Lorenzo C, Saps M, Benninga MA, Cooper JN, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Bates DG, Thompson BP. Assessing colonic anatomy normal values based on air contrast enemas in children younger than 6?years. Pediatr Radiol. 2017 Mar; 47(3):306-312.

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Roth JV, Sea S. An assessment by calorimetric calculations of the potential thermal benefit of warming and humidification of insufflated carbon dioxide. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2014 Jun; 24(3):e106-9.

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Juang D, Garey CL, Ostlie DJ, Snyder CL, Holcomb GW, St Peter SD. Contralateral inguinal hernia after negative laparoscopic evaluation: a rare but real phenomenon. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2012 Mar; 22(2):200-2.

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Madan AK, Taddeucci RJ, Harper JL, Tichansky DS. Initial trocar placement and abdominal insufflation in laparoscopic bariatric surgery. J Surg Res. 2008 Aug; 148(2):210-3.

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Grunebaum LD, Rosen D, Krein HD, Keane WM, Curtis M, Tereschuk DA, Pribitkin EA. Nerve monitoring and stimulation during endoscopic neck surgery in the pig. Laryngoscope. 2005 Apr; 115(4):712-6.

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Oliver RE, Rozycki HJ, Greenspan JS, Wolfson MR, Shaffer TH. Tracheal gas insufflation as a lung-protective strategy: physiologic, histologic, and biochemical markers. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2005 Jan; 6(1):64-9.

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Miller TL, Blackson TJ, Shaffer TH, Touch SM. Tracheal gas insufflation-augmented continuous positive airway pressure in a spontaneously breathing model of neonatal respiratory distress. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2004 Nov; 38(5):386-95.

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Zhu G, Shaffer TH, Wolfson MR. Continuous tracheal gas insufflation during partial liquid ventilation in juvenile rabbits with acute lung injury. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2004 Apr; 96(4):1415-24.

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Hirsch IH, Abdel-Meguid TA, Gomella LG. Postsurgical outcomes assessment following varicocele ligation: laparoscopic versus subinguinal approach. Urology. 1998 May; 51(5):810-5.

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Irgau I, Abdel-Misih RZ, Fulda GJ. Pathophysiological effects of laparoscopy: current knowledge. Del Med J. 1997 Oct; 69(10):501-9.

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