"Pleural Effusion" 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.
Presence of fluid in the pleural cavity resulting from excessive transudation or exudation from the pleural surfaces. It is a sign of disease and not a diagnosis in itself.
| Descriptor ID |
D010996
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.528.652
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| Concept/Terms |
Pleural Effusion- Pleural Effusion
- Effusion, Pleural
- Effusions, Pleural
- Pleural Effusions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleural Effusion" by people in Profiles.
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Moriguchi M, Takakuwa T, Kageyama K, Okamura H, Nanno S, Nishimoto M, Nakashima Y, Koh H, Nakane T, Yamamoto A, Nakamae H, Hino M. [Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with markedly improved chylothorax by lymphangiography]. Rinsho Ketsueki. 2021; 62(6):554-559.
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Jain S, Gupta A, Nagalla S. A Mediastinal Mass in a Young Man. JAMA. 2018 06 19; 319(23):2432-2433.
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Ahmed AA, Martin JA, Saul T, Lewiss RE. The thoracic spine sign in bedside ultrasound. Three cases report. Med Ultrason. 2014 Jun; 16(2):179-81.
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Tirado A, Wu T, Noble VE, Huang C, Lewiss RE, Martin JA, Murphy MC, Sivitz A, Cohen SG. Ultrasound-guided procedures in the emergency department-diagnostic and therapeutic asset. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2013 Feb; 31(1):117-49.
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Kepler CK, Huang RC, Meredith D, Cunningham M, Boachie-Adjei O. Delayed pleural effusion after anterior thoracic spinal fusion using bone morphogenetic protein-2. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Mar 1; 36(5):E365-9.
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Samuels LE, Van PY, Gladstone DE, Haber MM. Malignant pericardial effusion--an uncommon complication of multiple myeloma: case report. Heart Surg Forum. 2005; 8(2):E87-8.
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Wilson RD, Baxter JK, Johnson MP, King M, Kasperski S, Crombleholme TM, Flake AW, Hedrick HL, Howell LJ, Adzick NS. Thoracoamniotic shunts: fetal treatment of pleural effusions and congenital cystic adenomatoid malformations. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2004 Sep-Oct; 19(5):413-20.
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Lallas CD, Delvecchio FC, Evans BR, Silverstein AD, Preminger GM, Auge BK. Management of nephropleural fistula after supracostal percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Urology. 2004 Aug; 64(2):241-5.
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Derk CT, Sandorfi N, Curtis MT. A case of anti-Jo1 myositis with pleural effusions and pericardial tamponade developing after exposure to a fermented Kombucha beverage. Clin Rheumatol. 2004 Aug; 23(4):355-7.
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Moufarrege G, Frank E, Carstens DD. Eosinophilic exudative pleural effusion after initiation of tizanidine treatment: a case report. Pain Med. 2003 Mar; 4(1):85-90.