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pleural catheterization
Also see thoracentesis & chest tube
Indications:
- symptomatic pleural effusion
Procedure:
- insertion of a catheter into the pleural space
Related
chest tube; thoracostomy; pleural drainage
pleural disorder
pleural space
thoracentesis (pleuracentesis, pleurocentesis, pleural tap, transthoracic needle aspiration ,thoracocentesis)
General
catheterization
References
CPT