“…The absorption capacity of the pleura is much greater than that of the skin and the amount of iodine ab-sorbed from intrapleural PI may be such that it could affect thyroid function. Iodine absorption may be the cause of certain clinical abnormalities, including thyroid dysfunction [3,7,8,13], metabolic and electrolyte abnormalities such as metabolic acidosis [4,9], hyperchloremia [5,10], hypernatremia [10,11], and renal failure [5,11]. Iodine absorption in the orbita, neck and during abdominal surgery has been investigated previously, but such a study has not been performed for the pleura.…”