Thoracic Key

A. Prenatal ultrasound exam of a compressive CPAM of the left lung at 23 WG. The heart is displaced to the right by a macrocystic lesion of 58-mm diameter with…

Figure 9.1 Time-scale and overlapping of stages of thoracic empyema. [Adapted from Molnar 2007.] In a normal, healthy person, pleural fluid amounts to less than 1 ml. The early simple…

Figure 25.1 Chest x-ray of a man following a spontaneous perforation of the oesophagus. The left hydropneumothorax has been drained. Surgical emphysema is present and a slight pneumomediastinum can be…

Figure 22.1 Intra-operative views of a left pleural cavity: the phrenic pedicle passes from the pericardium’s left side to the left hemidiaphragm’s upper part. In case of sudden deceleration, a…

Figure 21.1 Pectus excavatum. The deformity is usually noted soon after birth or in early childhood and often becomes more marked during the period of rapid growth in puberty. It…

Figure 26.1 Severe blunt chest trauma with mediastinal shift to the right (arrows) due to left tension hemopneumothorax. Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) is another important adjunct to…

Figure 15.1 Anatomy of the superior vena cava and brachiocephalic veins. The junction between the SVC and the right atrium lies within the pericardium that surrounds the anterolateral surface of…

Figure 18.1 Average intrapleural pressure measured in patients submitted to pulmonary lobectomy and managed with a traditional device and with a regulated-pressure device (Thopaz). In these cases, the traditional system…

Figure 8.1 Lung volumes measured during exercise demonstrating development of dynamic hyperinflation. The EELV rises throughout exercise until a critical point is reached and tidal volume can no longer be…

Figure 6.1 Post-intubation tracheal stenosis may occur at various points in the airway, from the point where an orotracheal tube passes through the vocal cords to the contact point between…