Pleurectomy and decortication is a surgical procedure that may be recommended for patients with mesothelioma or other tumors or diseases affecting the inner chest. This involves removing diseased ...

A randomised, double blind trial was carried out in 16 patients undergoing pleurectomy to assess the effect of continuous extrapleural intercostal block on postoperative pain and pulmonary function.

Our team read the Article by Eric Lim and colleagues 1 with great interest and agrees with the finding that extended pleurectomy decortication is associated with poorer survival compared with ...