The pleural space is defined by the visceral pleura, which covers the lung, and the parietal pleura, which covers the chest wall, diaphragm, and mediastinum. It is estimated that pleural effusion ...

During the past three years we have occasionally performed biopsy of the parietal pleura with the Vim–Silverman needle in older patients with suspected carcinoma. Only since 1954, however ...

Each player may be divided into 2 parts: the visceral pleura which covers the lungs and the parietal pleura which covers the internal surface of the thoracic cavity. The pleural space refers to a ...

The cause of death was listed as accidental. The autopsy lists the cause of death as "pneumothorax due to perforated parietal pleura during liposuction with autologous fat reinjection procedure." ...

There are two layers of protective tissue called the visceral and parietal pleura that surround the lung. The space between the two layers is called the pleural cavity or pleural space.

Your lungs are protected by two membranes, called the pleurae. The visceral pleura covers the lungs, and the parietal pleura lines the inside of your rib cage. A small amount of space between the ...

The second stage, stage 2 (fibrinopurulent), begins with the invasion by bacteria of the pleural space, and a hallmark feature of this is the deposition of fibrin on the visceral and parietal ...

Parietal pleural biopsy is performed with biopsy forceps passed through the working channel under direct vision. Once the examination and procedure are completed, the pleuroscope is withdrawn ...

Your pleural cavity is the space between the visceral pleura (the very thin membrane around your lungs) and the parietal pleura (the thicker sac around your lungs). “Spontaneous” means it ...

A pneumothorax is a collapsed lung. The parietal pleura is a membrane that folds back on itself to form a two-layered sac. The outer layer is called the parietal pleura and attaches to the chest ...