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| | Pleural cavity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The pleura and pleural fluid function to reduce friction between the lungs and the inside of the chest wall during breathing. | | | During quiet breathing, the cavity normally experiences a negative pressure (compared to the atmosphere) which helps adhere the lungs to the chest wall, so that movements of the chest wall during breathing are coupled closely to move the lungs. | | | In anatomy, the pleural cavity is the potential space between the lungs and the chest wall, more technically defined as the space between the visceral pleura and the parietal pleura. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleural_cavity
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| | Pleurisy |
| | If pleural effusion is present, your health professional may use a needle to remove and examine some of the fluid from the pleura (thoracentesis) to help identify the cause of the effusion. | | | In this procedure, a chemical or medication (talc, tetracycline, or bleomycin sulfate) is put into the chest cavity, which triggers an inflammatory reaction over the surface of the lung and inside the chest cavity. | | | If pleural effusion is significant, you may need to have the fluid drained through a tube inserted in your chest. |
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| | Empyema AHealthyMe.com |
| | Empyema in the pleural cavity is sometimes called empyema thoracis, or empyema of the chest, to distinguish it from empyema elsewhere in the body. | | | A procedure in which fluid is withdrawn from the pleural cavity through a needle inserted between the ribs. | | | In this procedure, the patient is given a local anesthetic, a needle is inserted into the pleural cavity through the back between the ribs on the infected side, and a sample of fluid is withdrawn. |
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http://www.ahealthyme.com/article/gale/100084506
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| | National Cancer Institute - Cardiopulmonary Syndromes |
| | Pleural tissue normally produces a small amount of fluid that helps the lungs move smoothly in the chest while a person is breathing. | | | The pleural cavity is the space surrounding each lung in the chest. | | | Effusions caused by cancer treatment, such as radiation therapy or chemotherapy, are called paramalignant effusions. |
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http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/cardiopulmonary/Patient/page3
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| | Pleural Effusion |
| | Treatment of malignant pleural effusions is palliative; therefore, quality of life issues, as well as the risks and benefits of the therapeutic options, become more critical. | | | Talc pleurodesis is an effective technique for the management of symptomatic malignant pleural effusions. | | | The significance of intraoperative pleural effusion during surgery for bronchogenic carcinoma. |
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http://www.thedoctorsdoctor.com/diseases/pleural_effusion.htm
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| | Pleural biopsy |
| | The procedure most often performed for pleural biopsy is called a percutaneous (passage through the skin by needle puncture) needle biopsy. | | | Potential complications of this procedure include bleeding or injury to the lung, or a condition called pneumothorax, in which air enters the pleural cavity (the space between the two layers of pleura lining the lungs and the chest wall). | | | The pleura is the membrane that lines the lungs and chest cavity. |
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http://www.lifesteps.com/gm/Atoz/ency/pleural_biopsy.jsp
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| | SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT: EFFUSIONS |
| | Symptom Management: The goal in the management of malignant pleural effusions is permanent symptom relief while maintaining or improving the quality of life of the individual. | | | This surgery is reserved for individuals who have failed other therapies and has a high performance status and a long life expectancy. | | | Assessment: Most patients present with dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, and a dry, nonproductive cough. |
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http://cahn.mnsu.edu/cancerupdate/_disc9/00000029.htm
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| | Regular review: The pleural cavity -- Peek et al. 320 (7245): 1318 -- BMJ |
| | Efficacy of pleural needle biopsy and pleural fluid cytopathology in the diagnosis of malignant neoplasm involving the pleura. | | | Investigation of pleural effusion: an evaluation of the new Olympus LTF semiflexible thoracofiberscope and comparison with Abram's needle biopsy. | | | Closed needle biopsy of the pleura is best performed early in the investigation of a pleural exudate, at the time of drainage |
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http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/320/7245/1318
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| | Malignant pleural effusion |
| | Small-bore chest tubes have been used for drainage of the pleural effusion in small single-arm studies.[16-18] The smaller chest tubes are used because they cause less discomfort and do not limit patient mobility. | | | Pleurodesis: Where systemic therapy is not feasible or fails to control the pleural effusion, drain the effusion with a surgical chest tube until daily output falls to 50-100 milliliters. | | | Palliative approaches to the management of malignant pleural effusions are necessary in such patients. |
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http://www.meds.com/pdq/effusion_pro.html
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| | An x-ray study of the chest revealed old pleural thickening at the right costophrenic sulcus; it was noted that a deformed, medium caliber bullet was embedded within the soft tissues of the anterior chest wall on the right. | | | On examination of the musculoskeletal system, a 1 and 1/4-inch scar on the right anterior chest and a 5 and 1/2-inch point of entry scar from the right axilla to the posterior lateral chest were found. | | | The diagnoses were gunshot wound of the right chest with hemopneumothorax and mild decrease in vital capacity secondary to scarring, two scars on the right chest wall, and a retained foreign body. |
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| | * Pleura - (Disease): Definition |
| | Pleurodynia is a general term for pain from this structure — a pain in the chest wall or upper abdomen that occurs in relation to breathing movements... | | | BIOPSY-PLEURAL NEEDLE - A pleural needle biopsy involves the use of a needle (inserted from the skin) to obtain a small sample of pleural tissue for microscopic analysis... | | | The thin membrane that lines the chest cavity in the area between the lungs. |
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http://www.bestknows.com/disease/pleura.html
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| | CHAPTER VI |
| | Resection of portions of all the ribs overlying the pleural cavity was therefore prerequisite to mobilization of the chest wall. | | | There would then be present in the pleural cavity an excess of coagulative ferments from the wounded chest wall or lung or both, combined with an excessive fibrin from the pleural effusion. | | | This term was used whether the blood was the result of injury to the chest wall alone or was the result of a penetrating or a perforating wound. |
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http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/wwii/thoracicsurgeryvolII/chapter6.htm
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| | Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine: Liposarcoma of the pleural cavity: Clinical and pathologic features of ... |
| | Radiographic or surgical evaluation is important to distinguish primary pleural liposarcoma from chest wall or mediastinal sarcomas, as well as metastases from other sites. | | | Although further investigation is needed, evidence from the cases reviewed here indicates that surgical resection with adjuvant radiation therapy may benefit patients with primary pleural liposarcoma. | | | Case 2 involved a 73-year-old white man who was found to have an incidental right pleural effusion on routine chest radiograph. |
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| | bmj.com Rapid Responses for Peek et al., 320 (7245) 1318-1321 |
| | In the investigation and management of pleural effusions no mention is made of medical thoracoscopy, which has been the standard technique on continental Europe for many years1. | | | When all others have given their opinions, the final common pathway for all treatment failures of pleural cavity problems remains the Thoracic Surgeon. | | | Many centres in the UK and elsewhere including our own have been using this technique with great success for a considerable time and I certainly consider it has completely replaced thoracocentesis and closed pleural biopsy as the investigation of choice, particularly if the effusion is suspected to be malignant. |
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http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/320/7245/1318
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| | Percutaneous Multiple-Site Parietal Pleural Biopsy: Description and Evaluation of a New and Safe Technique -- Uthaman ... |
| | Cope, C New pleural biopsy needle: preliminary study. | | | Ogirala, RG, Agarwal, V, Vizioli, LD, et al Comparison of the Raja and the Abrams pleural biopsy needles in patients with pleural effusion. | | | Prakash, UBS, Reiman, HM Comparison of needle biopsy with cytologic analysis for the evaluation of pleural effusion: analysis of 414 cases. |
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http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/full/125/5/1776
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| | Malignant Pleural Effusion |
| | Pleural space refers to the space between the lungs and the chest cavity. | | | Diagnosis can be established on physical examination of the chest, by chest x-ray or CT scan of the chest. | | | The more fluid in the space, the more symptoms a patient will have. |
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http://www.tirgan.com/plurefus.htm
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| | pleural cavity |
| | a narrow, fluid-filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall. |
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http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/pleural+cavity
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| | USCAP Mesothelioma |
| | Sometimes, these tumors can be metastatic from sites outside of the chest cavity and can be a difficult diagnostic dilemma. | | | Primary mesotheliomas that arise in the tunica vaginalis often present as a mass in that location. | | | Mesotheliomas frequently invade chest wall skeletal muscle and sometimes directly invade skin and subcutaneous tissue. |
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http://sup.ultrakohl.com/Uscap/uscap05/meso1.htm
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| | Radiation, Surgery for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer - October 2001: 710582 |
| | The existence of cancer cells in the pleural cavity can be the result of their exfoliation or surgical manipulations. | | | Our study supports that the positive findings on pleural lavage cytology is an essential prognostic factor. | | | chrkotoulas@hol.gr AB - OBJECTIVE: In the staging of lung cancer, pleural effusion that is malignant on cytologic examination is regarded as T4 disease, and curative resection cannot be performed. |
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| | Pleural Effusion |
| | Malignant pleural effusion is treated by removing the fluid with a needle (thoracentesis) or a chest tube. | | | Such patients have been cured in some cases by surgical resection. | | | In certain unusual situations, a pleural effusion caused by another process may be present in a patient with a lung cancer. |
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http://www.smokinglungs.com/pleureff.htm
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| | Hemothorax |
| | Hemothorax is a collection of blood in the space between the chest wall and the lung (the pleural cavity). | | | Hemothorax can also occur in patients with lung or pleural cancer, or in patients with a defect of the blood clotting mechanism. | | | The condition is also commonly linked with thoracic or heart surgery, and can also occur in patients who suffer pulmonary infarction (death of lung tissue). |
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| | Thoracic cavity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The thoracic cavity is the chamber of the human body (and other animal bodies) that is protected by the thoracic wall (thoracic cage and associated skin, muscle, and fascia). | | | If the thoracic cavity is breached from the outside, as by a bullet wound or knife wound, a pneumothorax, or air in the cavity, usually results, often leading to one or both lungs collapsing and requiring immediate medical attention. | | | This page was last modified 00:06, 4 October 2005. |
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| | Pleural Effusion |
| | Fluid may be detected by tapping on the back during a physical examination to determine the fluid level and usually can be seen on an x-ray of the chest. | | | Pleural effusions may also be associated with the leakage of fluid due to higher than normal pressures in the lung circulation, such as with congestive heart failure (CHF) or from low protein in the blood, as in liver disease, severe malnutrition, and in certain kidney conditions when protein is filtered into the urine. | | | If the pleural effusion is due to leakage of fluid into the pleural space, treatment may be diuretics such as lasix. |
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http://www.pcca.net/pleuraleffusion.html
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| | Pleural mesothelioma |
| | The tumors also may constrict the lungs and press on the ribcage or other organs resulting in terrible pain. | | | This cancer affects the pleural sac that surrounds the lungs and is caused by exposure to asbestos. |
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http://www.art911.com/mesothelioma/Pleural-mesothelioma.html
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| | Pleura, Pleural Cavity, Lungs |
| | there are two types of pleura: visceral pleura covers the lungs, parietal pleura lines the inner surfaces of the walls of pleural cavity; parietal pleura is sensitive to pain but visceral pleura is not sensitive to pain | | | the portion of the respiratory system where exchange of gasses occurs between the air and the blood; located in the thoracic cavity | | | passes through the jugular foramen to exit the posterior cranial fossa; vagus means "wanderer" in reference to its extensive distribution to the body cavities |
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http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/lungs.html
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| | Pleura |
| | Signs/symptoms: recurrent pleural effusions, chest pain, shortness of breath | | | Inner chest cavity is lined by parietal pleural membrane | | | May induce pleural effusions, but usually no symptoms |
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| | Organ: Pleural cavity - CureResearch.com |
| | Diseases list: The following list of medical conditions have 'Pleural cavity' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database: | | | Use of this site is subject to our TERMS OF USE. | | | By using this site you agree to our Terms of Use. |
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| | pleural cavity |
| | Please click here to learn more about our commitment to providing | | | A space between the outside of the lungs and the inside wall of the chest cavity. | | | See all words by Rosa Blasi in the breastcancer.org™ Celebrity Talking Dictionary. |
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| | Coelom |
| | *the vertebrate coelom may have originally been a single undivided peritoneal cavity | | | The layers are, on a straight line from outside to the heart: epidermis, body wall, parietal pleura, pleural cavity, visceral pleura, lung, visceral pleura, pleural cavity, parietal pleura, blastocoel, parietal pericardium, pericardial cavity, visceral pericardium, heart. | | | Fig 15.5b Transverse section through a mammal at the level of the mediastinum (Walker/Liem, 1994). |
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| | Pleural cavity - The Breast Site |
| | A space enclosed by the pleura, thin tissue covering the lungs and lining the interior wall of the chest cavity. |
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| | Pleural effusion |
| | Pleural effusion: An exudation of fluid from the blood or lymph into a pleural cavity 2 : an exudate in a pleural cavity - see also pleural edema. |
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| | Pleural Cavity and Lungs |
| | The pleural cavity is a closed space (like the inside of a balloon) within which the lung has grown. | | | The left lung has 2 lobes and the right lung has 3 lobes. | | | The lungs fill the pleural cavities and are divided into lobes. |
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| | Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations |
| | Availability information may be found in the Availability, Publisher, Research Organization, Resource Relation and/or Author (affiliation information) fields and/or via the "Full-text Availability" link. | | | For a journal article, please see the Resource Relation field. | | | Artificial pneumothorax slowed absorption of the radiophosphorus and increased deposition in the liver and lungs as compared with non-operated rabbits. |
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| | Atlas of Pathology |
| | Hemothorax refers to blood in the pleural space. | | | Hemothorax should be included in the differential diagnosis of any pleural fluid seen on X-ray. |
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| | pleural cavity |
| | cavity within the thoracic cavity consisting of the space between the parietal and visceral pleura; normally contains a capillary layer of serous fluid that lubricates the pleural surfaces. |
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| | Pleural Cavity |
| | The walls are normally very close together and rub against each other during breathing | | | The Lungs are Separated from the thoracic wall by a double walled “sac”, the Pleural Sac | | | The Pleural Sac is Filled with Fluid, Intrapleural Fluid which acts as a lubricant |
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