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Record 1 2011-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

Surgical puncture of a cavity with a needle or other hollow instrument for diagnostic or therapeutic aspiration of fluid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
DEF

Ponction d'une cavité corporelle dans le but de la drainer.

CONT

Le tympan est gris, bombé. A ce stade, une paracentèse exploratrice, faite par un spécialiste, va retrouver une sécrétion épaisse et sous tension; son évacuation amènera une sédation rapide des douleurs et de la fièvre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
DEF

Extracción de líquido de una cavidad para obtener una muestra de líquido para su análisis.

OBS

Esta técnica se realiza mediante la introducción de un trocar y una cánula, de una aguja fina o de otro instrumento hueco y se utiliza para la detección de células cancerosas y de otras alteraciones.

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