"Empyema" 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.
Presence of pus in a hollow organ or body cavity.
| Descriptor ID |
D004653
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.305 C23.550.470.756.305
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Empyema" by people in Profiles.
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Pyocystis: a systematic review. Int Urol Nephrol. 2017 Jun; 49(6):917-926.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus empyema Necessitatis in a breast-fed neonate. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jun; 33(6):668-9.
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Review of the impact of antineoplastic therapies on the risk for cholelithiasis and acute cholecystitis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2014 Jan; 21(1):240-7.
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Thoracoscopic decortication for advanced pediatric empyema. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2010 Aug; 11(4):361-5.
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Complications of ablative therapies in lung cancer. Clin Lung Cancer. 2008 Mar; 9(2):122-6.
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Pure squamous cell carcinoma of the breast presenting as a pyogenic abscess: a case report. Clin Breast Cancer. 2007 Aug; 7(9):713-5.
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Unilateral empyema as a complication of infectious mononucleosis: a pathogenic variant of Lemierre's syndrome. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Feb; 44(2):659-61.
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Simultaneous reconstruction of the breast and empyema defect using a delayed TRAM flap and tissue expansion. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 Oct; 114(5):1198-203.
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Leflunomide in experimental transplantation. Control of rejection and alloantibody production, reversal of acute rejection, and interaction with cyclosporine. Transplantation. 1994 Apr 27; 57(8):1223-31.
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Nontyphoidal Salmonella pleuropulmonary infections. Arch Intern Med. 1991 Jan; 151(1):196.