Pulmonary Emphysema

"Pulmonary Emphysema" 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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Enlargement of air spaces distal to the TERMINAL BRONCHIOLES where gas-exchange normally takes place. This is usually due to destruction of the alveolar wall. Pulmonary emphysema can be classified by the location and distribution of the lesions.

Descriptor ID	D011656
MeSH Number(s)	C08.381.495.389.750
Concept/Terms	Pulmonary Emphysema Pulmonary Emphysema Emphysemas, Pulmonary Pulmonary Emphysemas Emphysema, Pulmonary Focal Emphysema Focal Emphysema Emphysema, Focal Emphysemas, Focal Focal Emphysemas Panacinar Emphysema Panacinar Emphysema Emphysema, Panacinar Emphysemas, Panacinar Panacinar Emphysemas Panlobular Emphysema Emphysema, Panlobular Emphysemas, Panlobular Panlobular Emphysemas Centriacinar Emphysema Centriacinar Emphysema Centriacinar Emphysemas Emphysema, Centriacinar Emphysemas, Centriacinar Centrilobular Emphysema Centrilobular Emphysemas Emphysema, Centrilobular Emphysemas, Centrilobular

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Diseases [C]
Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
Lung Diseases [C08.381]
Lung Diseases, Obstructive [C08.381.495]
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive [C08.381.495.389]
Pulmonary Emphysema [C08.381.495.389.750]

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Bar chart showing 15 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2000

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1998	2	0	2
1999	1	0	1
2000	3	0	3
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	2	0	2
2022	1	0	1
2024	0	1	1

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Mulkareddy V, Roman J. Pulmonary manifestations of alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency. Am J Med Sci. 2024 07; 368(1):1-8.

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Hasegawa A, Ishihara T, Pan T, Ropp AM, Winkler M, Sneider MB. Impact of pixel value truncation on image quality of low dose chest CT. Med Phys. 2022 May; 49(5):2979-2994.

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Criner GJ, Delage A, Voelker K, Hogarth DK, Majid A, Zgoda M, Lazarus DR, Casal R, Benzaquen SB, Holladay RC, Wellikoff A, Calero K, Rumbak MJ, Branca PR, Abu-Hijleh M, Mallea JM, Kalhan R, Sachdeva A, Kinsey CM, Lamb CR, Reed MF, Abouzgheib WB, Kaplan PV, Marrujo GX, Johnstone DW, Gasparri MG, Meade AA, Hergott CA, Reddy C, Mularski RA, Case AH, Makani SS, Shepherd RW, Chen B, Holt GE, Martel S. Improving Lung Function in Severe Heterogenous Emphysema with the Spiration Valve System (EMPROVE). A Multicenter, Open-Label Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 12 01; 200(11):1354-1362.

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Kunisaki SM, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Kim AG, Johnson KN, Mon RA, Adams C, Aladegbami B, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Linden AF, Lopez JJ, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rademacher BL, Shaaban A, Walker SK, Wright TN, Hirschl RB. Current operative management of congenital lobar emphysema in children: A report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54(6):1138-1142.

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Jones S, Kilgallon S, Schwartz AJ, Subramanyam R. Images in Anesthesiology: Persistent Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema. Anesthesiology. 2018 10; 129(4):808.

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Lowenthal BM, Saenz NC, Lin GY, Newbury RO. Giant Bullous Emphysema With Placental Transmogrification: A Case Report of a 14-Year-Old With Right Middle- and Lower-Lobe Involvement. Int J Surg Pathol. 2017 Dec; 25(8):716-720.

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Mora JI, Hadjiliadis D. Lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2008; 3(4):629-35.

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Weinstein MS, Martin UJ, Crookshank AD, Chatila W, Vance GB, Gaughan JP, Furukawa S, Criner GJ. Mortality and functional performance in severe emphysema after lung volume reduction or transplant. COPD. 2007 Mar; 4(1):15-22.

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Naunheim KS, Hazelrigg SR, Kaiser LR, Keenan RJ, Bavaria JE, Landreneau RJ, Osterloh J, Keller CA. Risk analysis for thoracoscopic lung volume reduction: a multi-institutional experience. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2000 Jun; 17(6):673-9.

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Lowdermilk GA, Keenan RJ, Landreneau RJ, Hazelrigg SR, Bavaria JE, Kaiser LR, Keller CA, Naunheim KS. Comparison of clinical results for unilateral and bilateral thoracoscopic lung volume reduction. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Jun; 69(6):1670-4.

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