Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD 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 following is a summary of “Diagnostic performance of shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for pleural-based and ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

pleural procedures, and therapeutic bronchoscopy. The Interventional Pulmonology Program offers consultation services for both malignant and benign disorders of the lung and the airways and a ...

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 ...

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 ...