"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mediastinitis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mediastinitis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mediastinitis" by people in Profiles.
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Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Leading to Mediastinitis Causing Critical Airway Obstruction. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2024 Jul 01; 31(3).
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Sclerosing mesenteritis following immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2023 Sep; 149(11):9221-9227.
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Acute mediastinitis, mediastinal granuloma, and chronic fibrosing mediastinitis: A review. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2022 Mar; 39(2):113-119.
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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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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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Endovascular Treatment of Bilateral Pulmonary Artery Stenoses and Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Advanced Mediastinal Fibrosis. Tex Heart Inst J. 2016 Jun; 43(3):249-51.
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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis: a modified algorithmic approach to define a new standard of care. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2013 Dec; 14(6):525-31.
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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.