"Thoracotomy" 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.
Surgical incision into the chest wall.
| Descriptor ID |
D013908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.928.760
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2018 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracotomy" by people in Profiles.
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Video-assisted minimal access surgery for complicated mitral valve endocarditis, tricuspid valve insufficiency and progressive coronary disease after previous CABG - in the time of COVID-19: a case report. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Jun 24; 16(1):182.
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Simultaneous versus staged resections for bilateral pulmonary metastases. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Jun; 123(7):1633-1639.
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[Comparison of quality of life and long-term outcomes following mitral valve replacement through robotically assisted versus median sternotomy approach]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao. 2020 Nov 30; 40(11):1557-1563.
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Clinical Course of Three Postoperative Symptomatic COVID-19 Cases in Patients After Lung Lobectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 12; 110(6):e461-e463.
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Sometimes Less Is Worse: A Recommendation Against Nonintubated Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 10; 34(10):2859-2861.
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Which Patients Are Candidates for Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery? - Establishment of Risk Calculators Using National Clinical Database. Circ J. 2019 07 25; 83(8):1674-1681.
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Hiatal hernia after oesophagectomy: a large European survey. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Jun 01; 55(6):1104-1112.
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A case report: Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe blunt thoracic trauma. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 May 06; 14(1):88.
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Hybrid Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2019 01 10; 380(2):152-162.
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Bilateral mini-thoracotomy approach for minimally invasive implantation of HeartMate 3. Artif Organs. 2019 Jun; 43(6):593-595.