Surgical Management of Pneumothorax and Pleural Space Disease

Andrew P Dhanasopon; Justin D Blasberg; Vincent J Mase Jr

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2022.03.001

Surgical Management of Pneumothorax and Pleural Space Disease

Surg Clin North Am. 2022 Jun;102(3):413-427. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2022.03.001.

Authors

Andrew P Dhanasopon¹, Justin D Blasberg¹, Vincent J Mase Jr²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, PO Box 208062, New Haven, CT 06520-8062, USA.
² Division of Thoracic Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, PO Box 208062, New Haven, CT 06520-8062, USA. Electronic address: vincent.mase@yale.edu.

PMID: 35671764
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2022.03.001

Abstract

Pleural space diseases constitute a wide range of benign and malignant conditions, including pneumothorax, pleural effusion and empyema, chylothorax, pleural-based tumors, and mesothelioma. The focus of this article is the surgical management of the 2 most common pleural disorders seen in modern thoracic surgery practice: spontaneous pneumothorax and empyema.

Keywords: Empyema; Pleural effusion; Pleurodesis; Pneumothorax; Spontaneous pneumothorax.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Chylothorax* / etiology
Chylothorax* / surgery
Empyema*
Humans
Pleural Diseases* / surgery
Pleural Effusion*
Pneumothorax* / surgery