Surgical vs. non-surgical
As mentioned in the initial Surgical procedures page, the definition of surgical procedure includes intentional non-transient alteration of structures of the body and/or necessarily involves cutting into the body.
Non-surgical actions do not significantly or non-transiently alter anatomy and do not necessarily involve cutting or incision.
For example,
Fine needle biopsy (procedure) or brush biopsy (procedure)
Phlebotomy, a synonym for venipuncture for blood test (procedure)
Aspiration (procedure)
Closed reduction of dislocation (procedure)
Closed procedure naming
The general pattern <open, closed> is accepted
When a procedure is specified as closed, the closed procedure should be fully described, e.g. fine needle biopsy, endoscopic, etc.
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48635004 |Fine needle biopsy (procedure)| could be viewed as a kind of centesis , but the former is non-surgical and the latter is surgical. Sampling - action (qualifier value), in general, is not necessarily a surgical action. If sampling involves the surgical removal of part of something, then Surgical biopsy (procedure) should be the action.
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