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effusion

Known as: effusions, free fluid 
An abnormal collection of fluid in hollow spaces or between tissues of the body. For example, a pleural effusion is a collection of fluid between the… 
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CDISC SDTM Disease Presentation Type TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyExudates and TransudatesPleural Effusion, Malignant

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HydrarthrosisHydrothoraxPericardial effusionPleural effusion disorder

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Bologna Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction (ASBO): 2010 Evidence-Based Guidelines of the World Society of Emergency Surgery
BackgroundThere is no consensus on diagnosis and management of ASBO. Initial conservative management is usually safe, however… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Clinical progression of chikungunya fever during acute and chronic arthritic stages and the changes in joint morphology as revealed by imaging.
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Generation of intermediate-depth earthquakes by self-localizing thermal runaway
The conditions leading to rock failure during intermediate-depth earthquakes in subduction zones are not clear, particularly in… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Density distribution of the India plate beneath the Tibetan plateau: Geophysical and petrological constraints on the kinetics of lower-crustal eclogitization
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Subdural haematoma and effusion in infancy: an epidemiological study
Aim: To determine incidence, aetiology, and clinical features of subdural haematoma and effusion (SDH/E) in infancy throughout… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Limits of the Turbine Efficiency for Free Fluid Flow
An accurate estimate of the theoretical power limit of turbines in free fluid flows is important because of growing interest in… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Abdominal wall hernias: cross-sectional imaging signs of incarceration determined with sonography.
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine with sonography whether distinct cross-sectional imaging signs exist that may… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Acute Dislocation of the Patella
The objective of our study was to elucidate the char acteristic pathoanatomy associated with patellar dislo cation and report the… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Primary acute pericardial disease: a prospective series of 231 consecutive patients.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Influence of the oral cavity on insulin release in the rat.
Blood glucose and insulin levels were measured in undisturbed and free-moving rats. The insulin level rose in the 1st min after… 
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