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Thoracentesis vs Thoracostomy - What's the difference?

thoracentesis | thoracostomy |

As nouns the difference between thoracostomy and thoracentesis

is that thoracostomy is incision into the chest wall, with maintenance of the opening for drainage while thoracentesis is a medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.

thoracentesis

English

Noun

(thoracenteses) (wikipedia thoracentesis)
  • (surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.

    • Synonyms

    * thoracocentesis

    thoracostomy

    English

    Noun

    (thoracostomies)
  • Incision into the chest wall, with maintenance of the opening for drainage.