<unk>  is a medical procedure involving the surgical removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ. The procedure is usually performed when the lung is covered by a thick, inelastic pleural peel restricting lung expansion. In a non-medical aspect,<unk>  is the removal of the bark, husk, or outer layer, or peel of an object. It may also be done in the treatment of chronic laryngitis. It is the primary treatment for fibrothorax. __TOC__
Decortication
Thoracostomy
Pleurodesis
Thoracotomy
Corticotomy
Quinton catheter
Chest drainage
Postural drainage