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Pleural Cavities and Pleurae

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Anatomy in Surgery

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The thoracic cavity is divided into right and left pleural cavities and a region situated between these called the mediastinum. The lung invaginates the pleural cavity so completely that only a potential space remains, and by this process the pleura becomes divided into visceral (lung) and parietal (wall) layers (Fig. 220 A).

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  1. Thorek Hospital and Medical Center, 850 West Irving Park Road, 60614, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Philip Thorek M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S. (Clinical Professor of Surgery (Formerly Assigned to Gross and Topographic Anatomy); Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery; former Professor of Topographic Anatomy and Clinical Surgery; Member of the American Association of Anatomists; A Founding Member of The American Association of Clinical Anatomists; Fellow; Medical Director)

  2. Cook County Graduate School of Medicine, USA

    Philip Thorek M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S. (Clinical Professor of Surgery (Formerly Assigned to Gross and Topographic Anatomy); Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery; former Professor of Topographic Anatomy and Clinical Surgery; Member of the American Association of Anatomists; A Founding Member of The American Association of Clinical Anatomists; Fellow; Medical Director)

  3. University of Illinois College of Medicine, USA

    Philip Thorek M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S. (Clinical Professor of Surgery (Formerly Assigned to Gross and Topographic Anatomy); Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery; former Professor of Topographic Anatomy and Clinical Surgery; Member of the American Association of Anatomists; A Founding Member of The American Association of Clinical Anatomists; Fellow; Medical Director)

  4. American College of Chest Physicians, USA

    Philip Thorek M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S. (Clinical Professor of Surgery (Formerly Assigned to Gross and Topographic Anatomy); Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery; former Professor of Topographic Anatomy and Clinical Surgery; Member of the American Association of Anatomists; A Founding Member of The American Association of Clinical Anatomists; Fellow; Medical Director)

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Thorek, P. (1985). Pleural Cavities and Pleurae. In: Anatomy in Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8286-7_13

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