The pleura is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung and reduce friction ...

If you experience pain when coughing, sneezing, or moving, the NHS advises seeking medical attention, as it could be a sign ...

The pleura now can be moved from the mediastinum. Once the upper portion of the lung is completely detached from the chest wall, the vessels entering the lung are exposed. On the left side, the ...

a type of extrapelvic endometriosis where the disease affects the lung, pleura (lining of the chest) or the diaphragm.

The most common way that lupus can affect your lungs is through inflammation of the pleura, the lining that covers the outside of the lungs. The symptom of pleuritis that you may experience is severe, ...

A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes ...

The pleura are thin membranes which cover the inside of the chest wall and the outside of each lung. A wide variety of conditions can affect the pleura either directly or indirectly, often leading to ...

Pleural effusion is the accumulation of fluid in the space between the two coverings (pleura) of the lung. The ability of the lung to expand is affected.

In some cases pleural vessels of roughly 50 microns in diameter were filled. Such vessels were not seen in the normal lungs or in the case of subacute liver necrosis. This filling of pleural ...

With a thoracentesis, a doctor uses imaging guidance to put a needle through your chest wall and into the pleural space. As you go through lung cancer treatment, you’ll have a whole team of ...