title: [Troca and indicator].
abstract: For transthoracic puncture of tuberculous caverns a trochar equipped with a photo-indicator is recommended. A relatively simple design of the instrument enables the surgeon to determine the instant of the trochar's tip penetrating the hollow of the cavern. The trochar-indicator may find wide application at the establishments of the antituberculous service in treating cavitary tuberculosis.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011677:Punctures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014586:USSR
vernacular_title: Trokar-indikator.