A 54-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis following liver transplantation presented with shortness of breath and was found to have a right-sided pleural effusion secondary to pulmonary infection.

Tube thoracostomy is a minimally invasive procedure in which a drainage catheter is placed percutaneously into the pleural space. Equipment consists of a sterile set of instruments, local anesthetic, ...

Pneumothoraces may develop following blunt, blast, and penetrating injuries to the chest, and may be associated with rib fractures and underlying pulmonary contusions. Clinical findings include ...

Occult pneumothorax in trauma patients represents a significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This condition is defined by the presence of air within the pleural space that is not apparent on ...

Horner's syndrome is a well-recognized complication of various thoracic surgical procedures. We present a case of Horner's syndrome that had arisen as the complication of chest drain migration in the ...

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