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. Thin ...

The excessive buildup of fluid in the space between your lungs and chest cavity, known as water fluid is also called Pleural effusion. The condition in which both the lungs get affected is called ...

Cancer can cause fluid to collect around the lungs. This is called a pleural effusion. How does fluid build up around the lungs? There are two sheets of tissue that protect the lungs. They are called ...

The pleural space is defined by the visceral pleura, which covers the lung, and the parietal pleura, which covers the chest wall, diaphragm, and mediastinum. It is estimated that pleural effusion ...

Empyema is considered to be a sub-classification of parapneumonic pleural effusion. A parapneumonic effusion describes the build-up of activated pleural fluid which is associated with a lung infection ...

Pleural biopsy may be required to confirm the diagnosis of unilateral pleural effusion with pleural malignancy. 21, 22 The BTS guidelines recommend that patients with MPE undergoing thoracoscopic ...

A fetal pleural effusion may be associated with many different conditions, such as chromosomal abnormalities, congenital malformations, chylothorax, anaemia, heart defects and infections. Some resolve ...