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- noun Incision into the chest wall, with maintenance of the opening for drainage.
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Examples
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A few hours after admission, he suddenly developed acute respiratory distress; chest X-ray demonstrated massive right pleural effusion that failed to response to tube thoracostomy.
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Beside the medical treatment, abdominal paracentesis for the drainage of the massive ascites and tube thoracostomy were performed, resulting in expansion of the lung.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Ertan Adali Recep Yildizhan 2008
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