TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Overview of Benign Pleural Conditions: Anatomy and Physiology of Pleura A1 - Maxfield, Mark W. A1 - Wilson, Jennifer L. A1 - Gangadharan, Sidhu P. A2 - Sugarbaker, David J. A2 - Bueno, Raphael A2 - Burt, Bryan M. A2 - Groth, Shawn S. A2 - Loor, Gabriel A2 - Wolf, Andrea S. A2 - Williams, Marcia A2 - Adams, Ann Y1 - 2020 N1 - T2 - Sugarbaker’s Adult Chest Surgery, 3e AB - The pleural space can be affected pathologically by liquid, gas, or solid components, all of which can alter respiratory function. These processes may result from benign or malignant conditions, including infectious, inflammatory, or traumatic etiologies, as well as primary and secondary malignancies. This chapter provides a brief overview of the clinical presentation, diagnosis, etiology, and treatment of pleural conditions. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170414574 ER -