Extra-Pleural Pneumothorax—Its Scope and Limitations

The Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Collapse Methods

To attain the collapse of a diseased lung, wholly or partially, temporarily or permanently, is now an accepted aim in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. The object of the treatment is twofold. By collapsing the lung, healing is promoted by rest and the circulatory changes which collapse entails. The release of toxins and possibly also of living tubercle bacilli into the blood and lymph-st...

Extra-Pleural Pneumothorax Pockets with Sinuses

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This supplement contains six sections addressing many aspects of pleural disease. After an introductory section describing the methods to develop the guidelines and a summarization of key points, there is a section each on the investigation of a unilateral pleural effusion in adults and on guidelines for the insertion of a chest drain. Management sections address pleural infection, malignant pl...

A New Conveyable Device for Electro-drainage of Thorax

Chest tube is a flexible plastic tube used to discharge secretion in the cavity between the lungs and chest named pleural cavity. Normally, there is a small amount of fluid in the cavity between the lungs and chest; This fluid helps the movement of lungs during breathing without abrasion. Entrance of bit of air, blood or pus because injury in the pleural cavity can prevent the lungs from fully ...

Practical Thoracic Surgery

Pneumothorax by definition is the accumulation of free air or gas in the pleural space. Air may enter the pleural space from any of three sources: the lung itself via a pleuropulmonary leak; the atmosphere via a pleurocutaneous, pleuroesophageal or pleurobronchial communication; or due to the presence of gas-forming organisms in the pleural space. Pneumothorax is classified according to its eti...