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pneumonolysis (plombage)
Indications:
- formerly used to treat pulmonary tuberculosis
Procedure:
- insertion of an inert substance (plomb) into the pleural space
- separates adherent lung from the pleura
- separation of the parietal pleura from the fascia of the chest wall is called also extrapleural pneumonolysis
- separation of the visceral & parietal layers of the pleura is called intrapleural pneumonolysis
- permits contraction of the lung during exhalation
Related
pleurodesis; chemical pleurodesis
General
insertion of substance
References
- Wikipedia: Pneumonolysis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonolysis
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary
http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/pneumonolysis
- Wikipedia: Plombage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plombage