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PNEUMONECTOMIE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
- The Lungs
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pneumonectomy
1, record 1, English, pneumonectomy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pneumectomy 1, record 1, English, pneumectomy
- pulmonectomy 1, record 1, English, pulmonectomy
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cutting out of a portion of a lung or an entire lung. 1, record 1, English, - pneumonectomy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
- Poumons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exérèse pulmonaire
1, record 1, French, ex%C3%A9r%C3%A8se%20pulmonaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pneumonectomie 2, record 1, French, pneumonectomie
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Toute exérèse pulmonaire partielle pose, quel qu’en soit le type, des problèmes postopératoires très voisins. Le déroulement normal des suites immédiates repose sur un impératif : le poumon opéré doit remplir en totalité l’hémithorax sans aucune collection pleurale [...] 1, record 1, French, - ex%C3%A9r%C3%A8se%20pulmonaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pneumonectomie : l'usage réserve l'emploi de ce terme pour désigner exclusivement la pneumonectomie totale. 2, record 1, French, - ex%C3%A9r%C3%A8se%20pulmonaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cirugía
- Pulmones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- neumectomía
1, record 1, Spanish, neumectom%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- neumonectomía 1, record 1, Spanish, neumonectom%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento quirúrgico que consiste en la extirpación de uno de los pulmones. 1, record 1, Spanish, - neumectom%C3%ADa
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-12-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- total pneumonectomy
1, record 2, English, total%20pneumonectomy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surgical excision of an entire lung. 1, record 2, English, - total%20pneumonectomy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pneumonectomie
1, record 2, French, pneumonectomie
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pneumonectomie totale 2, record 2, French, pneumonectomie%20totale
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pneumonectomies : L’ablation complète d’un poumon créée une situation unique en chirurgie : un espace mort géant, c’est-à-dire une cavité aérienne que rien ne peut combler sinon un épanchement. 1, record 2, French, - pneumonectomie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien que le terme "pneumonectomie"(tout seul) soit parfois défini comme désignant l'exérèse partielle ou totale du poumon, l'usage réserve l'emploi du terme pour désigner exclusivement la pneumonectomie totale. Voir MEDEC, 1982, p. 624. 2, record 2, French, - pneumonectomie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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