Chest Injuries and Disorders Summary The chest is the part of the body between your neck and your abdomen. It includes the ribs and breastbone. Inside your chest are several organs, including the heart, lungs, and esophagus. The pleura, a large thin sheet of tissue, lines the inside of the chest cavity. Chest injuries and disorders include Heart diseases Lung diseases and collapsed lung Pleural disorders Esophagus disorders Broken ribs Thoracic aortic aneurysms Disorders of the mediastinum, the space between the lungs, breastbone, and spine Specifics Atelectasis National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Costochondritis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Mediastinitis Merck & Co., Inc. Rib Fractures Merck & Co., Inc. Health Check Tools Chest Injury DSHI Systems Chest Pain, Chronic American Academy of Family Physicians Encyclopedia Chest MRI Chest x-ray Mediastinitis Mediastinoscopy with biopsy Pectus carinatum Pectus excavatum – discharge Pectus excavatum repair Pneumomediastinum Rib cage pain Thoracic CT Array Chest tube insertion Chest tube insertion – slideshow Costochondritis Mediastinal tumor Pectus excavatum Pectus excavatum repair – slideshow Rib fracture – aftercare Treatments and Therapies Chest Tube Thoracostomy American Thoracic Society Diagnosis and Tests Chest X-Ray (Chest Radiography) Array What Is a Chest X Ray? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute What is Bronchoscopy? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute What Is Chest MRI? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Mediastinal Diseases National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Rib Fractures National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Thoracic Diseases National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Thoracic Injuries National Institutes of Health Children Costochondritis (For Parents) Nemours Foundation Pectus Excavatum Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Teenagers Costochondritis (For Teens) Nemours Foundation Living With MedlinePlus: Pulmonary Rehabilitation National Library of Medicine Find an Expert National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Journal Articles Chest Injuries and Disorders Related Issues What Is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon? Society of Thoracic Surgeons
