Respiratory Health: Treatments

  • Thoracentesis

    03/21/07, Healthwise

    Thoracentesis is a procedure to remove fluid from the space between the lungs and the chest wall called the pleural space. It is done with a needle (and sometimes a plastic catheter) inserted through the chest wall. This pleural fluid may

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