one for each lung. Each pleura is a single membrane that folds back on itself to form two layers. The space between the membranes (called the pleural cavity or intrapleural space) is filled with a ...

The sixth rib is removed to provide access, and the space between the lung and chest cavity is carefully dissected—a process ... a chest retractor is inserted to facilitate further surgical steps. The ...

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 ...