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 ...

Jean C. Pfau, Ph.D. and Kinta Serve provide their perspective on asbestos, the pleural cavity, and autoimmune disease ...

Once the dissection is completed to expose the vessels connecting the heart and lungs, the space between the lung and chest wall is opened decortication of the visceral pleura (membranous outer layer ...

For example, the visceral pleura lines the lungs, and the parietal pleura covers the inner thoracic wall. In dogs, the pleural cavity exists as a potential space, with the visceral and parietal ...