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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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Review
2019
Review
2019
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a cancer of the mesothelial cells lining the pleural sac. Surgery for malignant pleural… 
2012
2008
2008
1988
1988
Pulmonary function tests were measured in 33 male patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass surgery. Three modes of… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
In a review of 50 patients with massive pleural effusion, mediastinal herniation of the pleural sac occurred in 16 patients (32… 
1978
1978
  • B. Fletcher
  • 1978
  • Corpus ID: 34084675
In a series of 235 consecutive infants with respiratory distress syndrome, pneumothorax was demonstrated radiographically in 20… 
1969
1969
Bilateral renal agenesis is probably always associated with hypoplastic lungs and the characteristic facial appearance described… 
1940
1940
In cases in which the parietal pleura is thickened from longstanding pneumothorax, with or without fluid, it is sometimes… 
1937
1937
Summary 1.The use of the water manometer has made induction of pneumothorax much safer. 2.Without obtaining free manometer… 
1931
1931
The specimen presented is that of a very rare anomaly, showing congenital absence of a separate pericardial sac, the heart being…