Costodiaphragmatic recess

In the pleural cavity, the costodiaphragmatic recess is a potential space at the posteriormost tips of the cavity, located at the junction of the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.

The lungs expand into this recess during forced inspiration.

• Thoracentesis

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