Chest tube insertion - series

Normal anatomy

The pleural space is the region between the two filmy membranes that surround the lung. It is normally very thin and contains only with a tiny amount of fluid.

Review Date: 08/17/2010
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.

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