The pleural cavity, pleural space, or intrapleural space is the potential space between the pleurae of the pleural sac that surrounds each lung. A small... 18 KB (2,017 words) - 08:02, 4 April 2024 |
[chest], plural hemothoraces) is an accumulation of blood within the pleural cavity. The symptoms of a hemothorax may include chest pain and difficulty... 42 KB (5,064 words) - 02:14, 11 April 2024 |
about 15 μm. This is called the pleural cavity (also pleural space). It contains a tiny amount of serous fluid (pleural fluid) secreted by the pleurae... 20 KB (2,342 words) - 08:42, 9 March 2024 |
potential spaces lined with mesothelium: the paired pleural cavities and the pericardial cavity. The mediastinum comprises those organs which lie in... 4 KB (385 words) - 14:14, 21 March 2024 |
pleural cavity, and the heart surrounded by the pericardial cavity, located in the mediastinum. The diaphragm forms the floor of the thoracic cavity and... 12 KB (1,416 words) - 10:18, 26 March 2024 |
Mesothelioma (redirect from Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma) the pleural cavity which favors local metastasis via exfoliated cells, invasion to underlying tissue and other organs within the pleural cavity, and... 96 KB (10,694 words) - 06:41, 27 April 2024 |
Pleural empyema is a collection of pus in the pleural cavity caused by microorganisms, usually bacteria. Often it happens in the context of a pneumonia... 21 KB (2,453 words) - 17:11, 25 October 2023 |
Thoracentesis (redirect from Pleural tap) unexplained fluid accumulates in the chest cavity outside the lung. In more than 90% of cases analysis of pleural fluid yields clinically useful information... 12 KB (1,334 words) - 13:27, 23 January 2024 |