"Empyema, Pleural" 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.
Suppurative inflammation of the pleural space.
Descriptor ID |
D016724
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MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.739.484 C01.539.830.305.310 C08.528.240 C08.730.265
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Concept/Terms |
Empyema, Pleural- Empyema, Pleural
- Empyemas, Pleural
- Pleural Empyema
- Pleural Empyemas
- Empyema, Thoracic
- Empyemas, Thoracic
- Thoracic Empyema
- Thoracic Empyemas
- Pyothorax
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Empyema, Pleural" by people in Profiles.
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Lai YK, Eiger G, Fischer RA. Rebuttal from Dr Lai et al. Chest. 2015 May; 147(5):1210-1.
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Lai YK, Eiger G, Fischer RA. Point: does spontaneous bacterial empyema occur? Yes. Chest. 2015 May; 147(5):1207-1208.
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Nguyen H, Gupta S, Eiger G. Spontaneous bacterial empyema in a noncirrhotic patient: an unusual scenario. Am J Med Sci. 2011 Dec; 342(6):521-3.
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Sherry V, Patton N, Stricker CT. Diagnosis and management of postpneumonectomy empyema with an Eloesser flap. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2010 Oct; 14(5):553-6.
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Moore FO, Berne JD, McGovern TM, Ravishankar S, Slamon NB, Hertzog JH. Empyema necessitatis in an infant: a rare surgical disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Jul; 41(7):e5-7.