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 ...

The pleura, a single layer of mesothelial cells, lines the entire thoracic cavity, and its constituent parts are named according to the tissue that overlies those respective parts. For example ...

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 ...

A retrospective evaluation of pleural intervention data in the UK reveals that inadequate use of thoracic ultrasound ...

Thoracic ultrasound may be a promising tool for the physiotherapist and could be routinely performed at patients’ bedsides to provide real-time and accurate information on the status of pleura, lungs ...

You can see details of the main clinical trial on the UCL website. HIT-Meso aims to find out how well a new therapy, called Proton Beam Therapy, can be used to treat pleural mesothelioma patients.