Placement of a chest tube may be necessary for management of pleural space disease in mammals. This column describes two accepted techniques for thoracostomy tube placement in the dog. A ...

Most people have 24 ribs, with 12 on each side of the body. No evidence indicates any difference between males and females. The ribs and rib cage are excellent examples of the human body’s ...

The David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery at Baylor Medicine specializes in the care and treatment of patients with all benign and malignant disorders of the chest cavity (thorax). This ...

A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes ...