Often, with a range of medical problems and illnesses, it is necessary for medics to draw harmful substances from the body cavities of a patient, and this method is known as aspiration. There are a number of aspiration procedures that are used, including the fine needle biopsy, which is used in mesothelioma patients and involves the use of a needle to remove tissue and fluid from the lung cavity without the need for open surgical procedures.
Sufferers of mesothelioma, which is an asbestos related cancer resulting from long-term or high-level exposure to asbestos dust and fibers, often suffer fluid build up, depending on the type of mesothelioma that they have. Those with peritoneal mesothelioma can experience fluid build up in the abdominal cavities, which can cause massive discomfort and pain, depending on the severity of the fluid build up. Those with pleural mesothelioma can experience fluid build up in the lungs, which can again cause a range of related problems.
It is important for those who start to experience high-level fluid build up to receive treatment to ease the problem and get rid of the fluid. This is where aspiration procedures, such as fine needle aspiration, are used. This enables doctors to drain the fluid build up without having to put the patient through the discomfort and stress of open surgical procedures.
Aspiration procedures can also be used to take samples, so the medics can use pleural or peritoneal aspiration to take samples from mesothelioma patients and carry out necessary testing and analysis.
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