"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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Empyema, Pleural" by people in Profiles.
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The American Association for Thoracic Surgery consensus guidelines for the management of empyema. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 06; 153(6):e129-e146.
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A 37-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus, systemic hypertension, and chronic kidney disease admitted with multifocal pneumonia and empyema. Chest. 2014 Aug; 146(2):e41-e46.
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Can tuberculous pleural effusions be diagnosed by pleural fluid analysis alone? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Jun; 17(6):787-93.
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Outcomes of video-assisted thoracoscopic decortication. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jan; 89(1):220-5.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus empyema necessitatis in an eight-month-old child. South Med J. 2005 Nov; 98(11):1130-1.
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Treatment of pleural empyemas. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2005 Mar; 6(2):230.
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Intrapleural instillation of fibrinolytic agents for treatment of pleural empyema. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2003 Jan; 4(1):39-43.
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Rib enlargement in patients with chronic pleural disease. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1996 Oct; 167(4):921-6.
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Thoracoscopic management of empyema in children. J Laparoendosc Surg. 1996 Mar; 6 Suppl 1:S51-4.
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Intrapleural streptokinase in experimental empyema. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1993 Apr; 147(4):962-6.