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 ...

Pleuropulmonary decortication is a surgical intervention for pleural mesothelioma, Which is a type of cancer that attacks and damages the tissues of the lungs, called the pleura. The goal of the ...

You may also experience shortness of breath. Sometimes an abnormal amount of fluid will build up in the space between your lungs and your chest wall; when it leaks out it is called a pleural effusion.

Medical thoracoscopy/pleuroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that allows access to the pleural space using a combination of viewing and working instruments. It ...

Malignant Pleural Effusion: Malignant pleural effusions cause fluid to build up in the pleura. The fluid contains cancer ...

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a primary and locally aggressive tumor of the pleura. A well defined causal relationship with asbestos exposure, and an overwhelming media interest in the ...

offers a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to a wide range of pulmonary and pleural diseases including: Central airway obstruction (malignant, and non-malignant) Lung mass/nodule ...

2007;26(2):189-190. A 5-month-old boy was transferred to our tertiary care center from a community hospital for workup of a unilateral pleural effusion. He had a history of several days of ...