Decortication of lung

Decortication of lung
Decortication of lung
Intervention
ICD-9-CM 34.51-34.52

Decortication 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, decortication is the removal of the bark, husk, or outer layer, or peel of an object. [1] It may also be done in the treatment of chronic laryngitis.

Procedure

Decortication is performed under general anaesthesia. It is a major thoracic operation requiring a full thoracotomy.Nowadays this procedure can be performed using thoracoscopy. All fibrous tissue is removed from the visceral pleural peel and pus is subsequently drained from the pleural space. [2]

References

  1. ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company
  2. ^ Sharma, Dr. Sat (2006-06-23). "Pulmonary Empyema". WebMD. http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic659.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-18. 


v · d · eRespiratory system surgeries and other procedures (ICD-9-CM V3 21-22, 30-34, ICD-10-PCS 0B)
Upper RT

nose: Rhinoplasty · Septoplasty · Rhinectomy · Rhinomanometry

sinus: Sinusotomy

larynx: Laryngoscopy · Laryngectomy · Laryngotomy (Thyrotomy)
Lower RT

trachea: Cricothyrotomy · Tracheoesophageal puncture · Tracheotomy

bronchus: Bronchoscopy

lung: Pneumonectomy · Wedge resection · Lung transplantation · Decortication of lung · Heart-lung transplant
Chest wall, pleura,
mediastinum, and diaphragm
Medical imaging
CPRs
Lung function test
Cytology
Respiratory therapy/
intubation

M: RES

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