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A '''thoracentesis''' is an operative surgical procedure to " to remove fluid from the space between the lining of the outside of the lungs (pleura) and the wall of the chest."<ref name="urlMedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Thoracentesis">{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003420.htm |title=MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Thoracentesis |publisher=National Library of Medicine |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-06-23}}</ref><ref name="pmid17035643">{{cite journal |author=Thomsen TW, DeLaPena J, Setnik GS |title=Videos in clinical medicine. Thoracentesis |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=355 |issue=15 |pages=e16 |year=2006 |month=October |pmid=17035643 |doi=10.1056/NEJMvcm053812 |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=short&pmid=17035643 |issn=}}</ref>
A '''thoracentesis''' is an [[operative surgical procedure]] to " to remove fluid from the space between the lining of the outside of the lungs (pleura) and the wall of the chest."<ref name="urlMedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Thoracentesis">{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003420.htm |title=MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Thoracentesis |publisher=National Library of Medicine |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-06-23}}</ref><ref name="pmid17035643">{{cite journal |author=Thomsen TW, DeLaPena J, Setnik GS |title=Videos in clinical medicine. Thoracentesis |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=355 |issue=15 |pages=e16 |year=2006 |month=October |pmid=17035643 |doi=10.1056/NEJMvcm053812 |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=short&pmid=17035643 |issn=}}</ref>


==Complications==
==Complications==

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A thoracentesis is an operative surgical procedure to " to remove fluid from the space between the lining of the outside of the lungs (pleura) and the wall of the chest."[1][2]

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References

  1. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Thoracentesis. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.
  2. Thomsen TW, DeLaPena J, Setnik GS (October 2006). "Videos in clinical medicine. Thoracentesis". N. Engl. J. Med. 355 (15): e16. DOI:10.1056/NEJMvcm053812. PMID 17035643. Research Blogging.

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Thoracentesis - Information for patients from MedlinePlus (United States National Library of Medicine).