Problems of the Pleural Space |
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abscess air leak Ann Thorac Surg antibiotic appearance aspiration associated avoid blood bronchopleural fistula Burford cause cavity cent chest tube chest wall chronic chyle chylothorax clinical closed tube clotted collapse common decortication developed diagnosis disease drained duct early effective empyema Figure fluid glucose hemothorax hydropneumothorax incision increased indicated inserted intercostal introduced JAMA later less liver localization lower lung lymphatic major malignancy necessary needle obliterated obtain occurs open drainage operation parietal patient peel performed persistent placed pleural biopsy pleural effusions pleural fluid pleural space positive posttraumatic pressure prevent prior problem procedure produce pulmonary rare recurrence reexpansion REFERENCES remaining removed reported resection result saline Samson spontaneous pneumothorax studies subsequent Surgery surgical systemic technique tension pneumothorax therapy Thorac Cardiovasc Surg thoracentesis thoracoplasty tion trauma treated treatment trocar tube drainage tube thoracostomy tuberculosis underlying usually water seal weeks wound x-ray