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Paracentesis

Known as: Aspiration and Puncture, Paracenteses, Drainage and Puncture 
A procedure in which a thin needle or tube is put into the abdomen to remove fluid from the peritoneal cavity (the space within the abdomen that… 
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Abdominal paracentesisAmniocentesisArthrocentesisCuldocentesis
Educational aspectsPuncture procedureStructure of rectouterine pouchThoracentesis

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surgical puncture

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2003
2003
Budd-Chiari syndrome with portal, splenic, and superior mesenteric vein thrombosis treated with TIPS: who dares wins
A 20 year old man presented with severe ascites and malnutrition due to Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) with portal vein (PV), and… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Relative stability of clear corneal incisions in a cadaver eye model
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Relative strength of cataract incisions in cadaver eyes
1990
1990
Chylous ascites after whole-abdomen irradiation for gynecologic malignancy.
1983
1983
Idiopathic perforation of the biliary tract in infancy.
Review
1977
Review
1977
Renal cyst puncture and aspiration: a survey of complications.
  • E. Lang
  • AJR. American journal of roentgenology
  • 1977
  • Corpus ID: 32978975
Complications of cyst puncture and aspiration were analyzed in a survey of 5,674 cases reported by 84 institutions. The mean… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Aqueous humor pH changes after experimental alkali burns.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The site of action of prostaglandin E2 on the disruption of the blood-aqueous barrier in the rabbit eye.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Hemodynamics in the cirrhotic patient during paracentesis.
THE effect of increased intra-abdominal pressure due to ascites upon portal and systemic hemodynamics has not been directly… 
Review
1959
Review
1959
Diagnostic and prognostic factors in abdominal trauma.
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