Diaphragm

"Diaphragm" 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.

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The musculofibrous partition that separates the THORACIC CAVITY from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY. Contraction of the diaphragm increases the volume of the thoracic cavity aiding INHALATION.

Descriptor ID	D003964
MeSH Number(s)	A02.633.567.900.300
Concept/Terms	Diaphragm Diaphragm Diaphragms Respiratory Diaphragm Diaphragm, Respiratory Diaphragms, Respiratory Respiratory Diaphragms

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Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Muscles [A02.633]
Muscle, Skeletal [A02.633.567]
Respiratory Muscles [A02.633.567.900]
Diaphragm [A02.633.567.900.300]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1999	0	1	1
2001	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2009	1	1	2
2013	2	0	2
2014	2	0	2
2015	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	1	1	2
2025	0	1	1

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Kneuertz PJ, Mostellar R, Merritt RE, Servais EL, Mitzman B, Villamizar NR, Tapias LF, Lazar JF, D'Souza DM, Oh DS, Jackson GP. Force in robotic thoracic surgery -a one year analysis of DaVinci 5 force feedback. J Robot Surg. 2025 Sep 25; 19(1):632.

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Hern?ndez Rodr?guez MY, Biswas DD, Slyne AD, Lee J, Scarrow E, Abdelbarr SM, Daniels H, O'Halloran KD, Ferreira LF, Gersbach CA, ElMallah MK. Respiratory pathology in the mdx/utrn -/- mouse: A murine model for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). PLoS One. 2025; 20(2):e0316295.

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Biswas DD, Shi Y, El Haddad L, Sethi R, Huston M, Kehoe S, Scarrow ER, Strickland LM, Pucci LA, Dhindsa JS, Hunanyan A, La Spada AR, ElMallah MK. Respiratory neuropathology in spinocerebellar ataxia type 7. JCI Insight. 2024 Jul 18; 9(18).

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Roger AL, Biswas DD, Huston ML, Le D, Bailey AM, Pucci LA, Shi Y, Robinson-Hamm J, Gersbach CA, ElMallah MK. Respiratory characterization of a humanized Duchenne muscular dystrophy mouse model. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2024 08; 326:104282.

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Chan S, Mahmoud M, Petersile M, Churrango G, Sobieh A, Zivny J, Wassef W. Transdiaphragmatic Pancreatic Fistulas: A Case Series of Rare Presentations. Pancreas. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 50(10):e82-e84.

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Goldenberg AA, Wolf A, Conlin F. Anesthetic Management of a Patient With Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis Secondary to Neuralgic Amyotrophy Undergoing Open Aortic Valve Replacement. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 04; 36(4):1111-1114.

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Dhindsa JS, McCall AL, Strickland LM, Fusco AF, Kahn AF, ElMallah MK. Motor axonopathies in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Sci Rep. 2020 06 02; 10(1):8967.

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Judge SM, Deyhle MR, Neyroud D, Nosacka RL, D'Lugos AC, Cameron ME, Vohra RS, Smuder AJ, Roberts BM, Callaway CS, Underwood PW, Chrzanowski SM, Batra A, Murphy ME, Heaven JD, Walter GA, Trevino JG, Judge AR. MEF2c-Dependent Downregulation of Myocilin Mediates Cancer-Induced Muscle Wasting and Associates with Cachexia in Patients with Cancer. Cancer Res. 2020 05 01; 80(9):1861-1874.

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Gaissert H, Wilcox SR. Diaphragmatic Dysfunction after Thoracic Operations. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Dec; 64(8):621-630.

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Ammar T, Lin W, Higgins A, Hayward LJ, Renaud JM. Understanding the physiology of the asymptomatic diaphragm of the M1592V hyperkalemic periodic paralysis mouse. J Gen Physiol. 2015 Dec; 146(6):509-25.

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