"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mediastinitis" by people in Profiles.
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Ricciardi R, Baxter NN, Read TE, Marcello PW, Schoetz DJ, Roberts PL. Surgeon involvement in the care of patients deemed to have "preventable" conditions. J Am Coll Surg. 2009 Dec; 209(6):707-11.
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Graeber GM, McClelland WT. Current concepts in the management and reconstruction of the dehisced median sternotomy. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004; 16(1):92-107.
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Reade CC, Meadows WM, Bower CE, Lalikos JF, Zeri RS, Wooden WA. Laparoscopic omental harvest for flap coverage in complex mediastinitis. Am Surg. 2003 Dec; 69(12):1072-6.
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Kopec SE, Irwin RS, Mello CJ, Umali CB. Bilateral anaerobic empyemas complicating infectious mononucleosis. Chest. 1997 Sep; 112(3):833-5.