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Thoracotomy vs Pleurotomy - What's the difference?

thoracotomy | pleurotomy |

As nouns the difference between thoracotomy and pleurotomy

is that thoracotomy is the surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain access to the thoracic organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the esophagus while pleurotomy is the surgical incision of the pleura.

thoracotomy

English

(wikipedia thoracotomy)

Noun

(thoracotomies)
  • (surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain access to the thoracic organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the esophagus.

    • pleurotomy

    English

    Noun

    (pleurotomies)
  • (medicine) the surgical incision of the pleura.

    • See also

    *thoracotomy