Which procedure is a surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove fluid?
A)pleurocentesis
B)thoracostomy
C)thoracentesis
D)bronchoplasty

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Thoracentesis is a surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove fluid from the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Pleurocentesis and thoracostomy are not commonly used terms in medical terminology, and bronchoplasty is a surgical procedure to repair a bronchus in the lungs, not to remove fluid from the chest cavity.

Which Procedure Is a Surgical Puncture of the Chest Wall