"Pleura" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The thin serous membrane enveloping the lungs (LUNG) and lining the THORACIC CAVITY. Pleura consist of two layers, the inner visceral pleura lying next to the pulmonary parenchyma and the outer parietal pleura. Between the two layers is the PLEURAL CAVITY which contains a thin film of liquid.
| Descriptor ID |
D010994
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.716 A10.615.789.736
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleura" by people in Profiles.
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Whitehorn GL, Rshaidat H, Madeka I, Martin J, Mack SJ, Meredith L, Alaparthi S, Grenda TR, Evans NR, Okusanya OT. Lobectomy Is Not Associated With Improved Survival as Compared to Segmentectomy in Early-Stage Lung Cancer Patients With Visceral Pleural Invasion. Clin Lung Cancer. 2025 Mar; 26(2):e99-e107.e10.
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Kapoor H, Gulati V, Gulati A, Donuru A, Parekh M. Comprehensive Imaging Review of Pleural Fistulas from Diagnosis to Management. Radiographics. 2022 Nov-Dec; 42(7):1940-1955.
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Predina JD, Newton AD, Corbett C, Xia L, Shin M, Sulfyok LF, Okusanya OT, Cengel KA, Haas A, Litzky L, Kucharczuk JC, Singhal S. A Clinical Trial of TumorGlow to Identify Residual Disease During Pleurectomy and Decortication. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 01; 107(1):224-232.
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Brady J, Kost S. Pleural effusion in a 10-year-old boy 1 year after a fall through a glass door. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2003 Apr; 19(2):87-90.
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Schneider H, Schaub CD, Andreoni KA, Schwartz AR, Smith PL, Robotham JL, O'Donnell CP. Systemic and pulmonary hemodynamic responses to normal and obstructed breathing during sleep. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1997 Nov; 83(5):1671-80.
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Keller SM, Carp NZ, Levy MN, Rosen SM. Chronic post thoracotomy pain. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 1994 Dec; 35(6 Suppl 1):161-4.
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Piatt JH. How effective are ventriculopleural shunts? Pediatr Neurosurg. 1994; 21(1):66-70.
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Smythe WR, Bavaria JE. Tetracycline pleurodesis--associated acute renal failure. Chest. 1993 Oct; 104(4):1274-6.
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Rosen H, Nadkarni V, Theroux M, Padman R, Klein J. Intrapleural streptokinase as adjunctive treatment for persistent empyema in pediatric patients. Chest. 1993 Apr; 103(4):1190-3.