 Dilatation
"Dilatation" 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.
The act of dilating.
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D004106
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.284
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dilatation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Dilatation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2019 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2020 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2025 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dilatation" by people in Profiles.
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Dellon ES, Falk GW, Katzka DA, Lightdale J, Muir AB, Bredenoord AJ, Bailey DD, Chang JW, Furuta GT, Gonsalves N, Greuter T, Gupta SK, Hiremath G, Horsley-Silva JL, Lucendo AJ, Lynch KL, Menard-Katcher C, Moawad F, Oliva S, Peterson KA, Philpott H, Putnam PE, Schoepfer AM, Snyder DL, Straumann A, Wechsler JB, Sharma P. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy consensus recommendations on the endoscopic management of eosinophilic esophagitis-part 2: disease assessment, monitoring, and pediatric considerations. Gastrointest Endosc. 2026 03; 103(3):396-417.
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Kendall PD, Sheeder J, Fang N. Decreasing opioid provision and use while maintaining analgesia efficacy in cervical preparation with osmotic dilators before dilation and evacuation: A quality improvement initiative. Contraception. 2026 Jan; 153:111236.
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El Hachem M, Caldaro T, Lara-Corrales I, Pope E, Jones R, Bageta ML, Heaton J, Martinez AE, Ferreira da Rocha AC, Bodemer C, Russo C, Tagkalidis P, Brains LM, McGuirk SP, Diamantopoulos A, Feinstein JA, Zambruno G, Mayre-Chilton K, De Angelis P. Management of oesophageal strictures in inherited epidermolysis bullosa: a clinical practice guideline. Br J Dermatol. 2025 08 18; 193(3):394-404.
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Ramser B, Samuel K, Pieracci FM, Morton A, Yeh DD. Isolated common bile duct dilation on pre-operative ultrasound is not a predictor of choledocholithiasis on intraoperative cholangiogram. Am J Surg. 2025 Dec; 250:116478.
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Klemm NK, Feuerstein JD. A practical guide to dilating inflammatory bowel disease strictures. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Apr; 19(4):377-387.
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Dellon ES, Muir AB, Katzka DA, Shah SC, Sauer BG, Aceves SS, Furuta GT, Gonsalves N, Hirano I. ACG Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2025 Jan 01; 120(1):31-59.
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So RJ, Collins SL, Collins S, Mafla L, Chan-Li Y, Lina I, Gelbard A, Motz KM, Hillel AT. Oral Everolimus Following Dilation in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis: A Phase 1 Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Nov 01; 150(11):1029-1033.
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Amundson JR, Kuchta K, Zimmermann CJ, VanDruff VN, Joseph S, Che S, Ishii S, Hedberg HM, Ujiki MB. Target distensibility index on impedance planimetry during fundoplication by choice of wrap and choice of bougie. Surg Endosc. 2023 11; 37(11):8670-8681.
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Schwartz DA. Top tips for endoscopic balloon dilation of Crohn's-related strictures (with video). Gastrointest Endosc. 2023 05; 97(5):974-976.
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Wilson N, Abdallah M, McDonald N, Bilal M. Use of an endoscopic attachment device for duodenal stricture dilation. Gastrointest Endosc. 2023 02; 97(2):369-370.
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