"Thoracotomy" 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.
Surgical incision into the chest wall.
| Descriptor ID |
D013908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.928.760
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracotomy" by people in Profiles.
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Surgical Management of Bronchobiliary Fistula After Thoracoabdominal Trauma. Am Surg. 2022 Jun; 88(6):1343-1345.
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Off-pump right atrial surgery: Vena caval inflow occlusion in cardiac lesions. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2015 Sep; 23(7):809-13.
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Outcomes after stereotactic lung radiotherapy or wedge resection for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Feb 20; 28(6):928-35.
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The safe transition from open to thoracoscopic lobectomy: a 5-year experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jul; 88(1):216-25; discussion 225-6.
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Review: complications of surgery for thoracic disc disease. Surg Neurol. 1998 Jun; 49(6):609-18.
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Wedge resection versus lobectomy for stage I (T1 N0 M0) non-small-cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1997 Apr; 113(4):691-8; discussion 698-700.
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Video-assisted thoracic surgery in the elderly. A review of 307 cases. Chest. 1996 Sep; 110(3):751-8.