Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

exploration blanche

English translation:

negative examination/investigation

Added to glossary by liz askew
Apr 24, 2019 09:39
5 yrs ago
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French term

exploration blanche

French to English Medical Medical (general)
This is one of a list of urgent medical procedures (hand surgery). I'm not quite sure of its meaning. I'd guess at something along the lines of inconclusive examination or even exploratory examination but I'm not sure. Can anyone help. Thanks
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May 16, 2019 10:19: liz askew Created KOG entry

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pennylyd (asker) Apr 25, 2019:
Just found this article, the resumé of which seems to agree with Liz's (and my own) suggestion : Cholangiographie peropératoire :une observation à Yaoundé
Anne Schulz Apr 25, 2019:
Neither could I, unfortunately, therefore posted a guess only. It might be best to ask the client.
Sue Davis Apr 25, 2019:
Yes indeed Anne, well done! Just cannot find anything at all online for 'exploration blanche' 'intervention blanche'...
Anne Schulz Apr 25, 2019:
Wow, Michael Lotz, Michael Barnett and Sue Levy agreeing on that point – that's strong evidence! And seems to support my initial uneducated guess :-))
Sue Davis Apr 25, 2019:
However I think blanche most likely refers to the circulation as here - https://www.proz.com/kudoz/french-to-english/medical-general...
Sue Davis Apr 25, 2019:
Hi - yes you are probably right, I thought it might be a preop diagnostic test
Sue Davis Apr 25, 2019:
negative sounds like a result not a procedure
pennylyd (asker) Apr 25, 2019:
It's one of the items listed in a table showing 'Répartition des actes opératoires en urgence' which also lists, for example:
Phlegmon
Plaie tendon fléchisseur
Plaie tendon extenseur
Corps étranger palmaire
Panaris
Plaie vasculo-nerveuse d'un doigt
Exploration blanche
Évacuation hématome
Sue Davis Apr 24, 2019:
is there any more context?
pennylyd (asker) Apr 24, 2019:
Yes, that actually rings a bell with me from somewhere too (in a completely different context I think - can't bring it to mind at the moment!). Thanks Liz.

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negative examination/investigation

https://emj.bmj.com/content/22/11/790
by C Ertekin - ‎2005 - ‎Cited by 94 - ‎Related articles
The number of therapeutic, non-therapeutic, and negative laparotomies were recorded. Results: Non-operative management was successful in 79% of patients.

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https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ejfdCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA206&lp...

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https://www.academia.edu/.../LAPAROSCOPY_VERSUS_LAPAROTOMY_I...
Laparotomy is the usual surgical treatment of penetrating abdominal injuries. .... Laparotomy was considered negative if there was no peritoneal penetration ...
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agree B D Finch : https://docplayer.fr/20999134-J-m-carcopino-a-poignard-t-cuc...
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Thank you!
agree El Mehdi Hakkou
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bloodless exploration

...using a tourniquet for creating a bloodless field for surgical exploration, maybe?

Operative Techniques in Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Surgery
https://books.google.de/books?isbn=1496347579
Thomas R. Hunt - 2016 - ‎Medical
The surgeon should anticipate the need for tendon graft or transfer for ... Approach Wound exploration and débridement are performed in a bloodless field, with ...

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I guess what it boils down to is: are we talking about medical procedures, or: what is a "medical procedure"? I personally would classify a negative or inconclusive investigation as a finding/outcome or condition (situation) rather than a medical procedure, but you may, of course, argue that an investigation is a procedure.
Same with your table: while the heading says "actes opératoires", the items are mostly what I would call "conditions" or intraoperative "findings", yet, you may read the items as "Repair/Treamtment of..." (implying what is explicitly stated in the last item, "Évacuation hématome"), which would make them "procedures".

My answer, and my reservations regarding "negative/inconclusive examination", are of course based on my own understanding of the term "medical procedure" which may or may not apply to your query.
Peer comment(s):

disagree B D Finch : Not what it means.// Knowledge of the French language.
2 hrs
Thank you for your comment. What makes you so sure?
agree Sue Davis : Think this is most likely - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17414359
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Thank you Sue :-)
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simulated exam(ination)

Hello all,

I'm no expert, but this entry got me thinking. It's a tough one because French is rather abstract. So my suggestion comes from the meanings and nuances of 'blanc' that I could come up with with the help of a dictionary. I think here it might mean a something like a mock procedure or exam, something preliminary before another "real" procedure is performed.

Just a guess. Maybe it'll help
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https://www.researchgate.net/.../280805256_Plaies_penetrante... - Translate this page
9 Aug 2015 - d'intervention secondaire de 17,2% ; les autres cas de morbidité ne ... Le taux de laparotomies blanches ou inutiles était de 25% dans le.
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