Pleurisy, or pleural effusion, is a condition in which the pleura, two large, thin layers of tissue that separate your lungs from your chest wall becomes inflamed. Not all patients will need ...

Pleurisy, or pleural effusion, is a condition in which the pleura, two large, thin layers of tissue that separate your lungs from your chest wall becomes inflamed. Not all patients will need ...

They write: "Each pleura consists of two thin, sheet-like layers of tissue. The inner layer covers your lung. The other layer lines the inside of your chest wall. They fit snugly within your chest.

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 ...

They write: "Each pleura consists of two thin, sheet-like layers of tissue. The inner layer covers your lung. The other layer lines the inside of your chest wall. They fit snugly within your chest.