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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Ostomy > Thoracostomy
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Thoracic Surgical Procedures > Thoracostomy

Preferred term

Thoracostomy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Needle Thoracostomies
  • Needle Thoracostomy
  • Thoracostomies, Needle
  • Thoracostomy, Needle

Note

  • do not confuse with THORACOTOMY

Scope note

  • Surgical procedure involving the creation of an opening (stoma) into the chest cavity for drainage; used in the treatment of PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; HEMOTHORAX; and EMPYEMA.

History note

  • 88

In other languages

  • torakostomia

    Finnish

  • rintaonteloavanne
  • rintaonteloavanteen teko
  • rintaonteloavanteet
  • thoracostomia
  • torakostomiat
  • torakostooma
  • torakostoomat
  • Torakostomi

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013907

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