"Thoracoscopy" 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.
Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the pleural cavity.
| Descriptor ID |
D013906
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.388.250.840 E04.502.250.840 E04.928.752
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| Concept/Terms |
Thoracoscopy- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopies
- Pleural Endoscopy
- Pleuroscopy
- Pleuroscopies
- Endoscopy, Pleural
- Endoscopies, Pleural
- Pleural Endoscopies
Surgical Procedures, Thoracoscopic- Surgical Procedures, Thoracoscopic
- Surgical Procedure, Thoracoscopic
- Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedure
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedures
- Surgery, Thoracoscopic
- Surgeries, Thoracoscopic
- Thoracoscopic Surgeries
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Thoracoscopy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Thoracoscopy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracoscopy" by people in Profiles.
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Robot-assisted minimally invasive oesophagectomy versus thoracoscopic approach: multi-institutional study on short-term outcomes. BJS Open. 2024 Jul 02; 8(4).
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The Prognostic Impact of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy on Survival After Esophagectomy Following a Delayed Interval After Chemoradiotherapy: A Secondary Analysis of the DICE Study. Ann Surg. 2024 Oct 01; 280(4):650-658.
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The Clinical and Economic Implications of Different Treatment Pathways for Patients With Rapidly Recurrent Malignant Pleural Effusion. Chest. 2024 Oct; 166(4):867-881.
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Managing Medical Thoracoscopy Pain With Opioid-sparing Approaches. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2023 10 01; 30(4):318-320.
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Sensitivity and complications of thoracentesis and thoracoscopy: a meta-analysis. Eur Respir Rev. 2022 Dec 31; 31(166).
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Malignant pleural disease: a pragmatic guide to diagnosis. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2022 07 01; 28(4):282-287.
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Update on the diagnosis and management of malignant pleural effusions. Respir Med. 2022 05; 196:106802.
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Predicting malignant pleural effusion during diagnostic pleuroscopy with biopsy: A prospective multicentre study. Respirology. 2022 05; 27(5):350-356.
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Thoracoscopic Resection of Thoracic Inlet Neuroblastic Tumors in Young Children. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2021 Dec; 31(12):1475-1479.
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Pleural Touch Preparations for Medical Thoracoscopy: Are We There Yet? J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2021 Apr 01; 28(2):93-94.