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 ...

Pleural diseases affect the pleural tissue that lines the inside of the chest cavity and covers the outside of the lungs. The visceral pleura (which covers the lung) and the parietal pleura (which ...

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 ...

Normally, the visceral and parietal pleurae are juxtaposed and move with the respiratory cycle. In contrast, the pleural effusion will appear as an anechoic space between the two pleurae.

Tumor Size And Level Of Visceral Pleura Invasion Can Impact Survival Of NSCLC Patients Date: August 19, 2009 Source: International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Summary: Non-small cell ...

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 ...

Once the dissection is completed to expose the vessels connecting the heart and lungs, the space between the lung and chest wall is opened decortication of the visceral pleura (membranous outer layer ...

Comparative survival outcomes among histological subtypes of non-small cell lung cancer in the United States. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does ...