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Duval's tissue forceps [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Duval's tissue forceps
1, record 1, English, Duval%27s%20tissue%20forceps
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Duval tissue forceps 2, record 1, English, Duval%20tissue%20forceps
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- Duval grasping forceps 3, record 1, English, Duval%20grasping%20forceps
correct
- Duval's lung forceps 4, record 1, English, Duval%27s%20lung%20forceps
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- Duval lung forceps 5, record 1, English, Duval%20lung%20forceps
correct
- Duval lung grasping forceps 6, record 1, English, Duval%20lung%20grasping%20forceps
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A light weight forceps with a large grasping surface to distribute force and reduce trauma to tissues. Often useful for grasping the stomach or lung. They will still damage more delicate tissues. 1, record 1, English, - Duval%27s%20tissue%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Duval's lung forceps are used for fixing the lung and bringing the area of incision to the surface. 3, record 1, English, - Duval%27s%20tissue%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
There are other types of lung grasping forceps, often bearing the name of their inventor: Collin-Duval; Lovelace; John Hopkins; Satinsky; etc. 6, record 1, English, - Duval%27s%20tissue%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Duval's forceps", often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written form "Duval forceps"is also found. 6, record 1, English, - Duval%27s%20tissue%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Charles Warren Duval. American pathologist and bacteriologist, born September 27, 1876, Annapolis, Maryland. 7, record 1, English, - Duval%27s%20tissue%20forceps
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pince de Duval
1, record 1, French, pince%20de%20Duval
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pince à poumons de Duval 2, record 1, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20poumons%20de%20Duval
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Après quoi, on procède à la décortication viscérale utilisant un dissecteur en mettant sous tension le poumon ou la coque grâce à une pince de Duval insérée par une incision complémentaire. [...] Le péricarde sera mis sous tension par la pince de Duval thoracoscopique et incisé grâce aux ciseaux thoracoscopiques. 3, record 1, French, - pince%20de%20Duval
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En cas de doute, une sternotomie ou une thoracotomie restent indiquées. Selon leur taille et leur nature, les corps étrangers sont saisis par une pince à préhension ou de Duval. 4, record 1, French, - pince%20de%20Duval
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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