 Empyema, Pleural
"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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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 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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Chaddha U, Agrawal A, Feller-Kopman D, Kaul V, Shojaee S, Maldonado F, Ferguson MK, Blyth KG, Grosu HB, Corcoran JP, Sachdeva A, West A, Bedawi EO, Majid A, Mehta RM, Folch E, Liberman M, Wahidi MM, Gangadharan SP, Roberts ME, DeCamp MM, Rahman NM. Use of fibrinolytics and deoxyribonuclease in adult patients with pleural empyema: a consensus statement. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 09; 9(9):1050-1064.
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Schwab J, Setty M. A four-year-old with Streptococcus pneumoniae--associated hemolytic uremic syndrome and gall bladder disease necessitating cholecystectomy. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009 Sep; 48(7):770-2.
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Suchar AM, Zureikat AH, Glynn L, Statter MB, Lee J, Liu DC. Ready for the frontline: is early thoracoscopic decortication the new standard of care for advanced pneumonia with empyema? Am Surg. 2006 Aug; 72(8):688-92; discussion 692-3.
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Glikman D, Matushek SM, Kahana MD, Daum RS. Pneumonia and empyema caused by penicillin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis: a case report and literature review. Pediatrics. 2006 May; 117(5):e1061-6.
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Nishiu M, Tomita Y, Nakatsuka S, Takakuwa T, Iizuka N, Hoshida Y, Ikeda J, Iuchi K, Yanagawa R, Nakamura Y, Aozasa K. Distinct pattern of gene expression in pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL), a lymphoma developing in long-standing inflammation. Cancer Sci. 2004 Oct; 95(10):828-34.
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Nasreen N, Mohammed KA, Sanders KL, Hardwick J, Van Horn RD, Sharma RK, Kilani M, Antony VB. Pleural mesothelial cells modulate polymorphonuclear leukocyte apoptosis in empyema. J Clin Immunol. 2003 Jan; 23(1):1-10.
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Podbielski FJ, Maniar HS, Rodriguez HE, Hernan MJ, Vigneswaran WT. Surgical strategy of complex empyema thoracis. JSLS. 2000 Oct-Dec; 4(4):287-90.
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Ferguson MK. Surgical management of intrapleural infections. Semin Respir Infect. 1999 Mar; 14(1):73-81.
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Wiesman IM, Podbielski FJ, Hernan MJ, Sekosan M, Vigneswaran WT. Thoracic blastomycosis and empyema. JSLS. 1999 Jan-Mar; 3(1):75-8.
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Podbielski FJ, Halldorsson AO, Vigneswaran WT. Video-assisted thoracoscopic management of post-pneumonectomy empyema. JSLS. 1997 Jul-Sep; 1(3):255-8.
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