"Incidental Findings" 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.
Unanticipated information discovered in the course of testing or medical care. Used in discussions of information that may have social or psychological consequences, such as when it is learned that a child's biological father is someone other than the putative father, or that a person tested for one disease or disorder has, or is at risk for, something else.
| Descriptor ID |
D033162
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.410
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| Concept/Terms |
Incidental Findings- Incidental Findings
- Finding, Incidental
- Findings, Incidental
- Incidental Finding
Incidental Discovery- Incidental Discovery
- Discoveries, Incidental
- Discovery, Incidental
- Incidental Discoveries
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Incidental Findings" by people in Profiles.
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A Partial Esophageal Duplication in a Two-Year-Old Female-An Incidental Finding. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022 05 01; 74(5):e127.
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Rates of Incidental Findings in Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children. JAMA Neurol. 2021 05 01; 78(5):578-587.
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Adolescent Presentation of Nasal Chondromesenchymal Hamartoma: A Case Report and Literature Review. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 04 01; 147(4):401-403.
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Eosinophilia and risk of incident end stage kidney disease. BMC Nephrol. 2020 01 13; 21(1):14.
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Incidental Cancer Diagnoses in Trauma Patients: A Case-Control Study Evaluating Long-term Outcomes. J Surg Res. 2019 10; 242:304-311.
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Endocrine Conditions in Older Adults: Adrenal Tumors. FP Essent. 2018 Nov; 474:28-32.
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Genetic evaluation of cardiomyopathy: a clinical practice resource of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG). Genet Med. 2018 09; 20(9):899-909.
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Von Meyenburg Complexes Found Incidentally in a Patient With Acute Cholangitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 11; 17(12):e140.
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App Review: Management Guide for Incidental Findings on CT and MRI. J Digit Imaging. 2018 04; 31(2):154-158.
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Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening in the Veterans Health Administration. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 03 01; 177(3):399-406.