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Pleural manometry during thoracentesis. Legend: Pleural manometry demonstrating the presence of lung entrapment with relatively normal initial elastance curve followed by a sharp drop in pressure due to inability of lung to expand.
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Concurrent pleural manometry demonstrated a rapid drop in the pleural elastance at the time her symptoms began (Fig. 1).