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Pleural sac
Known as:
pleural sacs
Serous sac that surrounds the lung and lines the cavity of a hemithorax. Examples: There are only two canonical instances, right and left pleural…
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Chest
Serous sac
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Left pleural sac
Pleura
Right pleural sac
Lung
Pleural cavity
Structure of thoracic viscus
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2019
Review
2019
Extended pleurectomy decortication for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
A. Maat
,
Andras P Durko
,
D. Thuijs
,
A. Bogers
,
E. Mahtab
Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
2019
Corpus ID: 208215463
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a cancer of the mesothelial cells lining the pleural sac. Surgery for malignant pleural…
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2012
2012
Anatomy of the superior mediastinum
H. Ellis
2012
Corpus ID: 71245993
2008
2008
The lungs and their relations
J. Craven
2008
Corpus ID: 71995203
1988
1988
Pulmonary function tests after different techniques for coronary artery bypass surgery
P. Ferdinande
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G. Beets
,
Arnold Michels
,
Emmanuel Lesaffre
,
Peter Lauwers
Intensive Care Medicine
1988
Corpus ID: 2039529
Pulmonary function tests were measured in 33 male patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass surgery. Three modes of…
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Review
1979
Review
1979
Mediastinal herniation of the pleural sac: occurrence in massive pleural effusion.
M. Sukumaran
,
H. W. Berger
Chest
1979
Corpus ID: 35804913
In a review of 50 patients with massive pleural effusion, mediastinal herniation of the pleural sac occurred in 16 patients (32…
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1978
1978
Medial herniation of the parietal pleura: a useful sign of pneumothorax in supine neonates.
B. Fletcher
AJR. American journal of roentgenology
1978
Corpus ID: 34084675
In a series of 235 consecutive infants with respiratory distress syndrome, pneumothorax was demonstrated radiographically in 20…
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1969
1969
Association between pneumomediastinum and renal anomalies.
M. Liberman
,
J. M. Abraham
,
N. France
Archives of Disease in Childhood
1969
Corpus ID: 12434647
Bilateral renal agenesis is probably always associated with hypoplastic lungs and the characteristic facial appearance described…
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1940
1940
Cases of Hydropneumothorax, Removed Intact with Entire Pleural Sac
C. Gottlieb
,
M. Malev
1940
Corpus ID: 73121455
In cases in which the parietal pleura is thickened from longstanding pneumothorax, with or without fluid, it is sometimes…
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1937
1937
Manometry in the Conduct of Artificial Pneumothorax
S. Jacobs
1937
Corpus ID: 73144967
Summary 1.The use of the water manometer has made induction of pneumothorax much safer. 2.Without obtaining free manometer…
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1931
1931
A RARE CONGENITAL DEFICIENCY OF THE PERICARDIUM
J. Watt
1931
Corpus ID: 72045978
The specimen presented is that of a very rare anomaly, showing congenital absence of a separate pericardial sac, the heart being…
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