"Bronchial Thermoplasty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Thermal destruction of the excess bronchial SMOOTH MUSCLE tissue with heat delivered through a catheter assembly attached to a BRONCHOSCOPE. It is often used to control BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY in severe ASTHMA for better AIRWAY MANAGEMENT.
| Descriptor ID |
D000074060
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.014.085.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bronchial Thermoplasty" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of bronchial thermoplasty on structural changes and inflammatory mediators in the airways of subjects with severe asthma. Respir Med. 2019 04; 150:165-172.
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Bronchial Thermoplasty for Severe Asthma with Mucus Hypersecretion. Intern Med. 2019 Jun 01; 58(11):1613-1616.
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Intrinsic Plan B Airway for Patients Undergoing Bronchial Thermoplasty. Anesth Analg. 2018 11; 127(5):e83-e84.
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Radiological abnormalities following bronchial thermoplasty: is the pathophysiology understood? Eur Respir J. 2017 12; 50(6).
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Bronchial thermoplasty for severe uncontrolled asthma in Japan. Allergol Int. 2018 04; 67(2):273-275.
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Bronchial thermoplasty in severe asthma in Australia. Intern Med J. 2017 May; 47(5):536-541.
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Early computed tomography modifications following bronchial thermoplasty in patients with severe asthma. Eur Respir J. 2017 03; 49(3).
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[Mexican Asthma Guidelines: GUIMA 2017]. Rev Alerg Mex. 2017; 64 Suppl 1:s11-s128.