Pneumothorax, also known as a collapsed lung, is a potentially life-threatening condition in which air escapes from the lung into the space between the lungs and the chest wall. This may happen due to ...

Chest wall tumors are uncommon; surgical repair involves both resection of the tumor and reconstruction of the chest structures. Diagnosis of the tumor is performed to determine whether it is benign ...

Vietnam's Vinmec hospital successfully removed an 11.5cm tumour and reconstructed the patient's chest using a 3D-printed titanium implant. Vinmec, the leading healthcare system in Vietnam, becomes ...

Thoracoscopy (pleuroscopy). Your doctor inserts a tube with a tiny camera, called a thoracoscope, through a cut in the wall of your chest. This lets them look inside your chest to see what's ...

The 5th intercostal space anterior axillary line (5AAL) has been suggested as an alternative site.1 The aim of the study was to compare chest wall thickness (CWT) at the 2MCL and the 5AAL of an elite ...