Which procedure is a surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove fluid?
A) pleurocentesis
B) thoracostomy
C) thoracentesis
D) bronchoplasty
C) thoracentesis
Correct. Thoracentesis is a surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove fluid.
Pleurocentesis is insertion of a needle into the pleural space to withdraw fluid. Thoracostomy is
insertion of a tube into the chest cavity to drain off fluid or air. Bronchoplasty is surgical repair
of a bronchus.
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