Consult a medical professional for advice. Source: Focus Medica. A collection of pus in the pleural cavity, a space between lungs and inner surface of the chest wall. Persistant cough, cough with ...

Dr. Evan J. Zucker: Chest radiography (Figure 1A) revealed a small-to-moderate pneumothorax in the medial aspect of the pleural cavity on the right side. Subtle lucency in the middle-to-lower ...

Dosage of radiogold in common use ranges from 25–100 millicuries instilled into the pleural space to 50–200 millicuries into the peritoneal cavity, as a single dose. Numerous reports 2,19 ...

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 ...