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Preferred term

Thoracostomy  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-JB8NXSFR-9

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