Pleurodesis

Pleurodesis is a procedure that involves putting a mildly irritant drug into the space between your lung and chest wall (the pleural space), on one side of your chest. This is done to try to 'stick' your lung to the wall of your chest and prevent a further collection of fluid or air in this space.

Pleurodesis is a procedure that sticks your lung to your chest wall. This procedure removes the space between your lung and your chest wall (pleural space) so that fluid or air no longer builds up between the layers.

This is done for patients with a recurrent collection of fluid in the chest using Specialized material.