MeSH definition : Division of the tissues attaching the lung to the wall of the chest cavity, to permit
collapse of the lung. It was formerly used to treat tuberculosis. (Dorland, 28th ed);
MeSH synonym : pneumonolyses;
MeSH annotation : loosing the lung from the chest wall; a form of collapse ther in pulm tuberc; do not
use /util except by MeSH definition;
Division of the tissues attaching the lung to the wall of the chest cavity, to permit
collapse of the lung. It was formerly used to treat tuberculosis. (Dorland, 28th ed)