"Splenectomy" 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.
Surgical procedure involving either partial or entire removal of the spleen.
| Descriptor ID |
D013156
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.726
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Splenectomy".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Splenectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Natural history of splenic vascular abnormalities after blunt injury: A Western Trauma Association multicenter trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 12; 83(6):999-1005.
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Postsurgical diaphragmatic herniation: A rare delayed complication of pediatric intraabdominal surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Feb; 51(2):333-5.
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Disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster and immune thrombocytopenic purpura. J Cutan Med Surg. 2014 Oct; 18(5):298.
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Trauma center variation in splenic artery embolization and spleen salvage: a multicenter analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Jul; 75(1):69-74; discussion 74-5.
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Pancreatic cyst: pseudocyst or neoplasm? Pitfalls in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography diagnosis. Am Surg. 2010 Jul; 76(7):725-30.
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Operative intervention for diagnosis and management of autoimmune sclerosing pancreatitis confined to the pancreatic tail. Am Surg. 2010 Jul; 76(7):E71-3.
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Renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the pancreas. Am Surg. 2010 Jul; 76(7):E86-7.
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Management of the most severely injured spleen: a multicenter study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCONECT). Arch Surg. 2010 May; 145(5):456-60.
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Clinical events after surgical splenectomy in children with sickle cell anemia. Pediatr Surg Int. 2010 May; 26(5):495-500.
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Outcome of splenectomy in children younger than 4 years with sickle cell disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jun; 44(6):1134-8; discussion 1138.