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PERICARDIAL TAP [1 record]

Record 1 2015-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heart Surgery
  • Centesis and Samplings
DEF

[A] surgical puncture of the pericardial cavity for the aspiration of fluid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie cardiaque
  • Ponctions et prélèvements
CONT

(Aussi appelée «ponction du péricarde» ou «ponction péricardique») [...] La péricardiocentèse consiste à extraire le liquide accumulé dans le péricarde (membrane qui enveloppe le cœur) à l’aide d’une aiguille.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía cardíaca
  • Centesis y muestras
DEF

Punción quirúrgica del pericardio durante la que, por medio de una aguja, se extrae líquido del saco pericardial situado alrededor del corazón.

OBS

Este líquido se analiza bajo el microscopio para la detección de células cancerosas y de otras alteraciones.

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