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Pleurodesis is a medical procedure in which part of the pleural space is artificially obliterated. [1] It involves the adhesion of the visceral and the costal pleura. The mediastinal pleura is spared.
Before the advent of tuberculosis chemotherapy in the 1940s, the disease was treated via collapse therapy. [9] This involved the creation of an artificial pneumothorax, aimed at resting the infected lung to limit infection spread and accelerate healing.
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a type of minimally invasive thoracic surgery performed using a small video camera mounted to a fiberoptic thoracoscope (either 5 mm or 10 mm caliber), with or without angulated visualization, which allows the surgeon to see inside the chest by viewing the video images relayed onto a television screen, and perform procedures using elongated ...
[15] [29] [59] In 1941, the surgeons Tyson and Crandall introduced pleural abrasion for the treatment of pneumothorax. [15] [60] Prior to the advent of anti-tuberculous medications, pneumothoraces were intentionally caused by healthcare providers in people with tuberculosis in an effort to collapse a lobe, or entire lung, around a cavitating ...
A thoracotomy is a surgical procedure to gain access into the pleural space of the chest. [1] It is performed by surgeons (emergency physicians or paramedics under certain circumstances) to gain access to the thoracic organs, most commonly the heart, the lungs, or the esophagus, or for access to the thoracic aorta or the anterior spine (the latter may be necessary to access tumors in the spine).
Al Roker is reflecting on his decades-long health and wellness journey. The beloved Today weatherman, 70, is leading the charge for the morning show's new Start Today fitness app, which launches ...
A man collapses. Down on the field, a man collapsed about 12 feet away from Roth. “All I heard was somebody say that somebody just passed out,” Roth said.
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