or pyothorax (thoracic empyema, an accumulation of pus in a cavity of the body—which can result in chronic inflammation of the mediastinum and impermeability to pleural fluid). The decision as ...

The sixth rib is removed to provide access, and the space between the lung and chest cavity is carefully dissected—a process ... The pleura now can be moved from the mediastinum. Once the upper ...

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 ...