TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Fibrothorax and Decortication A1 - Birdas, Thomas J. A1 - Keenan, Robert J. A2 - Sugarbaker, David J. A2 - Bueno, Raphael A2 - Colson, Yolonda L. A2 - Jaklitsch, Michael T. A2 - Krasna, Mark J. A2 - Mentzer, Steven J. A2 - Williams, Marcia A2 - Adams, Ann PY - 2015 T2 - Adult Chest Surgery, 2e AB - Fibrothorax is a condition characterized by accumulation of fibrous tissue in the pleural cavity in reaction to undrained pleural fluid. A thick “peel” is formed on both pleural surfaces, eventually preventing complete expansion of the lung. This basic premise explains several other names by which this condition is known: trapped or encased lung, organizing empyema (or hemothorax), and constrictive pleurisy. The process of removing the fibrous peel is called decortication. Delorme used the term for the first time in 1894.1 The procedure was used primarily in the management of tuberculous pleurisy and later in the management of hemothorax. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105845919 ER -