TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Fibrothorax and Decortication A1 - Khaitan, Puja Gaur A2 - Sugarbaker, David J. A2 - Bueno, Raphael A2 - Burt, Bryan M. A2 - Groth, Shawn S. A2 - Loor, Gabriel A2 - Wolf, Andrea S. A2 - Williams, Marcia A2 - Adams, Ann PY - 2020 T2 - Sugarbaker’s Adult Chest Surgery, 3e AB - Fibrothorax refers to a pleural cavity that has thickened visceral and parietal pleurae secondary to undrained pleural fluid. As a result, chronic inflammation ensues over time, resulting in a thick peel on both pleural surfaces. This phenomenon commonly results in “trapped lung,” a lung that is unable to expand because of the thick “rind” that surrounds it. Decortication is a surgical procedure that removes the thick rind on the lung, permitting the lung to re-expand and fill the pleural space. The term decortication was first coined by the French surgeon Delorme in 1894.1 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170414800 ER -