Pleurodesis Induction in Rats by Copaiba (Copaifera multijuga Hayne) Oil
Figure 1
Procedures applied in rats to evaluate the induction of pleurodesis. (a) Rat under subcutaneous anesthesia and local asepsis with topical povidone-iodine, in the subxiphoid region; a small incision can be observed. (b) The injection in the right pleural cavity with epidural anesthesia needle using the transdiaphragmatic approach.