 Diaphragm
"Diaphragm" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The musculofibrous partition that separates the THORACIC CAVITY from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY. Contraction of the diaphragm increases the volume of the thoracic cavity aiding INHALATION.
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D003964
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.900.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Diaphragm- Diaphragm
- Diaphragms
- Respiratory Diaphragm
- Diaphragm, Respiratory
- Diaphragms, Respiratory
- Respiratory Diaphragms
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| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diaphragm" by people in Profiles.
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Patel Z, Franz CK, Bharat A, Walter JM, Wolfe LF, Koralnik IJ, Deshmukh S. Diaphragm and Phrenic Nerve Ultrasound in COVID-19 Patients and Beyond: Imaging Technique, Findings, and Clinical Applications. J Ultrasound Med. 2022 Feb; 41(2):285-299.
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Coughlin JM, Bonomo S, Chan EY, Hasan J, Grevious MA, Geissen N. Surgical Management of Bronchobiliary Fistula After Thoracoabdominal Trauma. Am Surg. 2022 Jun; 88(6):1343-1345.
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Song KJ, Colman M, Myers JA, Seder CW. Transdiaphragmatic Migration of a Spinal Fixation Rod into the Lung. Lung. 2018 06; 196(3):369-371.
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Weese-Mayer DE, Silvestri JM, Kenny AS, Ilbawi MN, Hauptman SA, Lipton JW, Talonen PP, Garcia HG, Watt JW, Exner G, Baer GA, Elefteriades JA, Peruzzi WT, Alex CG, Harlid R, Vincken W, Davis GM, Decramer M, Kuenzle C, Saeterhaug A, Schöber JG. Diaphragm pacing with a quadripolar phrenic nerve electrode: an international study. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 1996 Sep; 19(9):1311-9.
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Weese-Mayer DE, Hunt CE, Brouillette RT, Silvestri JM. Diaphragm pacing in infants and children. J Pediatr. 1992 Jan; 120(1):1-8.
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Posniak HV, Keshavarzian A, Jabamoni R. Diaphragmatic endometriosis: CT and MR findings. Gastrointest Radiol. 1990; 15(4):349-51.
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