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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Thoracostomy
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Toracostomía
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Toracostomia
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Synonyms English:
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Needle Thoracostomies
Needle Thoracostomy
Thoracostomies
Thoracostomies, Needle
Thoracostomy, Needle
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Tree Number:
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E04.579.918
E04.928.755
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Definition English:
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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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Indexing Annotation English:
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do not confuse with THORACOTOMY
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See Related English:
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Chest Tubes
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History Note English:
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88
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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23038
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Unique Identifier:
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D013907
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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