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Thoracotomy vs Thoracentesis - What's the difference?

thoracotomy | thoracentesis |

In surgery|lang=en terms the difference between thoracotomy and thoracentesis

is that thoracotomy is (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 while thoracentesis is (surgery) a medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.

As nouns the difference between thoracotomy and thoracentesis

is that thoracotomy is (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 while thoracentesis is (surgery) a medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.

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.

    • thoracentesis

    English

    Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * thoracocentesis