"Seroma" 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.
Tumor-like sterile accumulation of serum in a tissue, organ, or cavity. It results from a tissue insult and is the product of tissue inflammation. It most commonly occurs following MASTECTOMY.
| Descriptor ID |
D049291
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.470.640
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| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Seroma" by people in Profiles.
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Short-term Postoperative Complications of Lymphatic Malformation Surgical Excision: A 20-Year Institutional Review. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Mar; 60(3):162146.
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Complications of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Implant Capsulectomy: An Analysis of 7486 Patients Using Nationwide Outcomes Data. Aesthet Surg J. 2024 08 20; 44(9):936-945.
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Comparing Outcomes of Robotically Assisted Latissimus Dorsi Harvest to the Traditional Open Approach in Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 12; 146(6):1221-1225.
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The Mayo Clinic experience with Morel-Lavall?e lesions: establishment of a practice management guideline. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Feb; 76(2):493-7.
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Evaluation of surgical outcomes of retro-rectus versus intraperitoneal reinforcement with bio-prosthetic mesh in the repair of contaminated ventral hernias. Hernia. 2013 Feb; 17(1):31-5.
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Morel-Lavallee seroma: a review of two cases in the lumbar region in the adolescent. Emerg Radiol. 2011 Dec; 18(6):495-8.
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Breast conserving therapy with accelerated partial breast versus external beam whole breast irradiation: comparison of imaging sequela and complications in a matched population. Breast J. 2011 Mar-Apr; 17(2):187-90.
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Fibrin sealant does not decrease seroma output or time to drain removal following inguino-femoral lymph node dissection in melanoma patients: a randomized controlled trial (NCT00506311). World J Surg Oncol. 2008 Jun 18; 6:63.
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Practical guidelines for repair of partial mastectomy defects using the breast reduction technique in patients undergoing breast conservation therapy. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Dec; 120(7):1755-1768.