Thoracostomy

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.

Year introduced: 1988

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Tree Number(s): E04.579.918, E04.928.755

MeSH Unique ID: D013907

Entry Terms:

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

Previous Indexing:

• Thoracic Surgery (1966-1987)

See Also:

• Chest Tubes

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Ostomy
Thoracostomy

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Thoracic Surgical Procedures
Thoracostomy