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 ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD The pleura is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion ...

is a condition characterized by the accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity of a fetus, which can lead to serious complications, including fetal hydrops and respiratory distress after birth.

Dosage of radiogold in common use ranges from 25–100 millicuries instilled into the pleural space to 50–200 millicuries into the peritoneal cavity, as a single dose. Numerous reports 2,19 ...