A pleurectomy is a surgical procedure to remove part or all of the pleura, a membrane that lines the lungs and chest cavity. The procedure treats empyema — an infection of the pleural cavity — and ...
Surgeons at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center have completed the first fully robotic heart transplant, a breakthrough ...
A bronchopleural fistula involves an abnormal passageway or connection between the pleural cavity and the airways in the lungs. The condition can lead to symptoms like shortness of breath and coughing ...