Beside the medical treatment, abdominal paracentesis for the drainage of the massive ascites and tube thoracostomy were performed, resulting in expansion of the lung.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

A few hours after admission, he suddenly developed acute respiratory distress; chest X-ray demonstrated massive right pleural effusion that failed to response to tube thoracostomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

Treatment is by needle thoracostomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference