"Pneumothorax" 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.
An accumulation of air or gas in the PLEURAL CAVITY, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma or a pathological process. The gas may also be introduced deliberately during PNEUMOTHORAX, ARTIFICIAL.
| Descriptor ID |
D011030
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.528.778
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| Concept/Terms |
Tension Pneumothorax- Tension Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax, Tension
- Pressure Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax, Pressure
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumothorax" by people in Profiles.
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Managing Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Ann Emerg Med. 2023 May; 81(5):568-576.
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Sound transmission in human thorax through airway insonification: an experimental and computational study with diagnostic applications. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2020 Oct; 58(10):2239-2258.
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Sound transmission in porcine thorax through airway insonification. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2016 Apr; 54(4):675-89.
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Pneumothorax effects on pulmonary acoustic transmission. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2015 Aug 01; 119(3):250-7.
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Sound transmission in the chest under surface excitation: an experimental and computational study with diagnostic applications. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2014 Aug; 52(8):695-706.
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Image-guided percutaneous splenic interventions. Radiographics. 2012 Mar-Apr; 32(2):523-34.
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Is routine postoperative chest radiography needed after open nephrectomy? Urology. 2005 Feb; 65(2):256-9.
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Pneumothorax detection using computerised analysis of breath sounds. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2002 Sep; 40(5):526-32.
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Pneumothorax detection using pulmonary acoustic transmission measurements. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2002 Sep; 40(5):520-5.
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The relation of pneumothorax and other air leaks to mortality in the acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med. 1998 Feb 05; 338(6):341-6.