When a bleb ruptures the air escapes into the chest cavity causing a pneumothorax (air between ... once deflated lung to the chest wall (pleural symphysis). The tube will be removed if no leak is ...

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia says in most cases of spontaneous pneumothorax, a bleb (small area in the lungs ...

Thoracostomy tubes work by draining air or fluid from the chest cavity, and are most commonly used to treat pneumothorax or pleural effusion. Generally, a unilateral thoracostomy tube is ...