2023年1月18日 · Pleural effusion is a collection of fluid around your lungs. Your provider has to get rid of this fluid with medicine or a procedure. Also, they need to diagnose and treat the condition that caused pleural effusion. Treatments range from medicine to surgery. Pleural effusion can happen more than once. Your outlook depends on what caused it.

2023年4月20日 · Pleural effusion is a condition in which excess fluid builds around the lung. Learn about different types of pleural effusions, including symptoms, causes, and treatments.

2023年4月24日 · Pleural effusion, also called water on the lung, happens when fluid builds up in the space between your lungs and chest cavity. You may have symptoms, such as chest pain, depending on the cause....

2023年7月21日 · Learn here the cavities of the human body. The pleural cavity is a fluid filled space that surrounds the lungs. It is found in the thorax, separating the lungs from its surrounding structures such as the thoracic cage and intercostal spaces, the mediastinum and the diaphragm.

2024年7月22日 · Pleura is a thin membrane that lines your chest wall and cushions your lungs. Pleural damage can cause sharp pain when you breathe and shortness of breath.

2022年12月26日 · Pleural effusion is excess fluid in the space surrounding the lungs. Common causes of pleural effusions include congestive heart failure, cancer, pulmonary embolism, and lung infections.

2022年3月24日 · There are three types of pleural disorders — pleurisy, pleural effusion, and pneumothorax — and they have varying causes. Pleurisy is inflammation of the pleura. Pleural effusion and pneumothorax occur when an infection, medical condition, or chest injury causes fluid, pus, blood, air, or other gases to build up in the pleural space.

2 天之前 · The pleura (plural: pleurae) is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung and reduce friction between the lung and the rib cage.

2016年8月16日 · Pleura is the tissue that wraps around the outside of your lungs. Pleural disorders include pleurisy, pleural effusion and pneumothorax. Learn more.

2024年8月19日 · A pleural effusion is a buildup of fluid between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and chest cavity. The body normally produces pleural fluid in small amounts to lubricate the surfaces of the pleura. This is the thin tissue that lines the chest cavity and surrounds the lungs.