"Mediastinitis" 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.
Inflammation of the mediastinum, the area between the pleural sacs.
| Descriptor ID |
D008480
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.846.187.790
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| Concept/Terms |
Mediastinitis- Mediastinitis
- Mediastinitides
- Mediastinum Inflammation
- Inflammation, Mediastinum
- Inflammations, Mediastinum
- Mediastinum Inflammations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mediastinitis" by people in Profiles.
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Spontaneous Mediastinal Abscess and Sternal Cleft in the Medically Complex Neonate. J Craniofac Surg. 2019 Sep; 30(6):e558-e561.
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Catheter based treatments for fibrosing mediastinitis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Nov 15; 94(6):878-885.
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Feasibility of primary sternal plating for morbidly obese patients after cardiac surgery. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Jan 28; 14(1):25.
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A Prospective Multi-Institutional Cohort Study of Mediastinal Infections After Cardiac Operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Feb; 105(2):461-468.
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Mediastinitis Following Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2017 Oct; 24(4):323-329.
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Right Middle Lobe Collapse and Pleural Effusion in an 18-Year-Old Man. Chest. 2017 08; 152(2):e33-e38.
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Fibrosing mediastinitis causing ostial coronary artery compression in a young woman. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Dec 25; 60(25):2693.
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Endovascular management of carotid artery stenosis secondary to sclerosing mediastinitis. J Vasc Surg. 2012 Aug; 56(2):492-5.
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Cryptococcosis associated with crescentic glomerulonephritis. Pediatr Nephrol. 2008 May; 23(5):827-30.
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Incremental risk of obstructive sleep apnea on cardiac surgical outcomes. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2006 Dec; 47(6):683-9.