Pleural membranes Thin layers that reduce friction between the lungs and the inside of the chest wall during breathing Pleural fluid (Higher Tier) Fluid found in the pleural cavity (between the ...

Thoracostomy tubes work by draining air or fluid from the chest cavity, and are most commonly used to treat pneumothorax or pleural effusion. Generally, a unilateral thoracostomy tube is ...

The David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery at Baylor Medicine specializes in the care and treatment of patients with all benign and malignant disorders of the chest cavity (thorax). This ...

The sixth rib is removed to provide access, and the space between the lung and chest cavity is carefully dissected—a process ... Surgical staging and work-up of patients with diffuse malignant pleural ...

The FDA granted approval for the use of Skytrofa (lonapegsomatropin) in September 2021 for the treatment of pediatric ...

The air that enters the nasal cavity flows down the trachea. The trachea has a number of adaptations: cartilage rings in the walls of the trachea help to keep it open ciliated epithelium and ...

Anemos favors return of thoracic mediastinic equilibrium after total lung resection procedure. Pneumonectomy balanced drain maintains pleural cavity pressure between +1 and - 13 cmH2O ...