The thoracic spine is part of your spinal column and is composed of 12 bones that are stacked one upon another. The thoracic spine is located between your cervical and lumbar spines, and it serves as ...

The thoracic, or chest area of the body contains ... portion of the large intestines reside just below the diaphragm. The mediastinum is a distinct space between the two lungs and contains the ...

but it can also rarely occur within the thoracic cavity. A small amount of hematopoietic tissue with potential hematopoietic function exists paraspinally in the groove below the mediastinum, which can ...

Esophageal injuries are an uncommon, but serious consequence of thoracic trauma ... subcutaneous emphysema, mediastinal widening, and mediastinal air-fluid levels, and are diagnostic in 90%.

Pneumothoraces may expand with progressive increasing intrapleural pressures leading to further compression of the lung, mediastinal shift, compression of the contralateral lung, and compromise of ...