Chest injuries account for nearly one-fourth of all trauma-related mortality, second only to head and neck injuries. They often require rapid inter ...

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has revolutionized the approach and management of many pulmonary and cardiac diseases over the past 2 d ...

A pneumothorax is a collection of air outside the lung but within the pleural cavity. It occurs when air accumulates between the parietal and visce ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a highly prevalent and initial consensus disease afflicting many. Recently, the 2016 Heart Disease and Stroke Stat ...

In the United States, more than 5 million central venous catheters are inserted every year for a variety of indications in both hospitalized a ...

The calf (Latin: sura) refers to the posterior portion of the lower leg. The two largest muscles in this region include the gastrocnemius ...