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PLEUROSCOPY


subject field: medicine: diagnostic procedure
originator: Claudia
origination date: 25/09/2000
check date: 20/05/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISARIGID-ENDOSCOPY
ANCESTORSALL
DIAGNOSTIC-PROCEDURE
ENDOSCOPY
EVENT
HEALTH-SERVE
INVASIVE-DIAGNOSTIC-TEST
MEDICAL-SERVE
PROFESSIONAL-SERVICE-EVENT
RIGID-ENDOSCOPY
SERVICE-EVENT
SOCIAL-EVENT
WORK-ACTIVITY
RELATIONSAFFECTS-BODY-PART : PLEURAL-CAVITY
DIAGNOSTIC-TEST-FOR : MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-PLEURA
PURPOSE : BIOPSY


English
pleuroscopyterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: examination of fluid in the pleural cavity by means of an endoscope inserted into the pleural space through a small incision in the chest wall. The area can be examined visually, and fluid and biopsy samples can be obtained. This infrequently used procedure can cause moderate chest wall discomfort, but other complications are rare. (en)

Spanish
pleuroscopiaterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
number: singular
gender: feminine
reliability code: 10
definition: examen endoscópico de la cavidad pleural por medio de un endoscopio rígido introducido a través de una pequeña incisión en la pared torácica. Esta técnica permite la visualización del área afectada así como la toma de muestras de fluido y tejido para su análisis microscópico. Se trata de un método poco frecuente que puede causar molestias moderadas en la pared torácica. (es)