<unk>  is performed under general anaesthesia. It is a major thoracic operation that has traditionally required a full thoracotomy. Since the early '90s this procedure has increasingly been performed using more minimally invasive thoracoscopy. All fibrous tissue is removed from the visceral pleural peel and pus is subsequently drained from the pleural space.
Decortication
Thoracostomy
Pleurodesis
Thoracotomy
Corticotomy
Quinton catheter
Chest drainage
Postural drainage