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The recommended location varies depending upon the source. Some sources recommend the midaxillary line, in the eighth, ninth, or tenth intercostal space. Whenever possible, the procedure should be performed under ultrasound guidance, which has shown to reduce complications. ==Indications== This procedure is indicated when unexplained fluid accumul...
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• (n.) The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity of the chest.
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Removal of fluid from the pleural cavity through a needle inserted between the ribs.
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A person having thoracentesis. The person sits upright and leans on a table. Excess fluid from the pleural space is drained into a bag. Credit: NIH Thoracentesis is a procedure to remove excess fluid in the space between the lungs and the chest wall. This space is called the pleural space. N...
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<procedure> A medical procedure that involves the removal of fluid from the chest cavity using a hollow bore needle. ... Thoracentesis is performed for therapeutic reasons when drawing off large volumes of fluid and for diagnostic reasons (to analyse the fluid). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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(thor″ә-sen-te´sis) surgical puncture and drainage of the thoracic cavity; it may be done as an aid to the diagnosis of inflammatory or neoplastic diseases of the lung or pleura, or it may be used as a therapeutic measure to remove accumulations of fluid from the thoracic cavity. Called also pleurocentesis. ...
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Tho`ra·cen·te'sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... thorax + ... pricking, from ... to prick, stab.]
(Surg.) The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity of the chest.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: thō′ră-sen-tē′sis Definitions: 1. Paracentesis of the pleural cavity. Synonyms: pleuracentesis, pleural tap, pleurocentesis, thoracocentesis
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Thoracentesis: Removal of fluid in the pleura through a needle.
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