Thoracotomy MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Thoracotomy
Tree Number(s): E04.928.760
Unique ID: D013908
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013908
Annotation: do not confuse with THORACOSTOMY
Scope Note: Surgical incision into the chest wall.
NLM Classification #: WF 980
Previous Indexing: Thoracic Surgery (1980-1987); Thorax/surgery (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 88
History Note: 88
Date Introduced: 1988/01/01
Last Updated: 1997/06/20

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

education (ED)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

rehabilitation (RH)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
- Thoracic Surgical Procedures [E04.928]

Thoracotomy Preferred

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