abdominal paracentesis

abdominal paracentesis

Etymology: L, abdominis, belly; Gk, para, near, kentesis, puncturing

the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity for the removal of fluid for diagnosis or treatment.

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paracentesis

surgical puncture of a cavity for the aspiration of fluid.

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abdominal paracentesis

insertion of a trocar through a small incision or a needle into the abdominal cavity, to remove ascitic fluids, inject a therapeutic agent, or to collect a sample for cytological and chemical examination. It is an important technique in the examination of horses for colic and in investigation of causes of ascites in all species. Called also abdominocentesis.

anterior chamber paracentesis

aspiration of aqueous humor from the anterior chamber may be indicated as a diagnostic procedure in diseases such as hypopyon, hyphemia, glaucoma and iridocyclitis.

pericardial paracentesis

see pericardicentesis.

thoracic paracentesis

surgical puncture for drainage of the thoracic cavity and for collection of a sample of fluid for clinical pathology examination See also thoracentesis.

vitreous paracentesis

may be useful in the diagnosis of diseases of the posterior segment of the eye, e.g. endophthalmitis, panophthalmitis and neoplasms. Called also hyalocentesis.