"Thoracentesis" 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.
Aspiration of fluid or air from the THORACIC CAVITY. It is coupled sometimes with the administration of drugs into the PLEURAL CAVITY.
| Descriptor ID |
D000069258
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.998.329.810 E02.800.550.810 E04.665.600.810 E05.200.998.329.810
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| Concept/Terms |
Thoracentesis- Thoracentesis
- Thoracenteses
- Pleural Aspiration
- Aspiration, Pleural
- Aspirations, Pleural
- Pleural Aspirations
- Chest Aspiration
- Aspiration, Chest
- Aspirations, Chest
- Chest Aspirations
- Thoracocentesis
- Thoracocenteses
- Pleurocentesis
- Pleurocenteses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracentesis" by people in Profiles.
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A 68-Year-Old Woman With a Rapidly Reaccumulating Pleural Effusion. Chest. 2024 Dec; 166(6):e191-e195.
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Changing the Paradigm for Management of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Simple Aspiration Test Predicts Need for Operation. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jan; 55(1):169-175.
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A case of marginal zone lymphoma with extensive emperipolesis diagnosed on pleural effusion cytology with immunocytochemistry and flow cytometry. Cytopathology. 2016 Feb; 27(1):70-2.