“The diaphragm is a big muscle that separates our chest and lung cavity from our abdominal cavity – the gut. It wraps from one side of the ribcage to the other, and is one of the key ...

The diaphragm arises from the ventral borders ... and introduced into the thoracic cavity without damaging the lung or other intrathoracic structures. Create the stoma so that it runs into the ...

Two important structures for breathing are the intercostal muscles and diaphragm. As these muscles contract, the volume in our chest cavity increases, the inside pressure decreases and air moves in.

Layers of sutures, sometimes reinforced with Teflon pads, are sewn in rows at the edge of the diaphragm along the patient's rib cage encircling the inside of their chest wall. After plication, the ...

The sixth rib is removed to provide access, and the space between the lung and chest cavity is carefully dissected—a process of separating tissues ... In some patients, involvement of the diaphragm ...