The pigeon chest brace applies gentle pressure to the chest wall, gradually reshaping it as a child grows. “If we can get these kids to wear it 16 to 20 hours a day, we can correct the carinatum in ...

This muscle group comprises three layers, and together, they stabilize the rib cage and assist with breathing. Possible causes of chest wall strains include: sports injuries from overstretching ...

Ultrasonography can be used to examine the tissue layers of the chest wall. The ultrasound beam travels through the administered gel and subsequently penetrates skin, subcutaneous tissue, the ...

Empyema is a condition that affects the space between the outermost layer of the lungs and the inner lining of the chest wall, known as the pleural space. Symptoms can include fever, chest pain ...

Chest wall pain that is caused by a strained or pulled muscle often happens as a result of overuse. You may have lifted something heavy or injured yourself playing sports.

A tiny layer of fluid lets the pleura on your lung's surface slide along the chest wall with each breath. Lung diseases of the pleura include: Pleural effusion.

In many developing countries, thousands unknowingly suffer from a life-threatening condition—pus collection inside the chest around the lungs, medically known as empyema thoracis. Due to lack of ...

The other layer lines the inside of your chest wall. They fit snugly within your chest. There's a small amount of fluid in the space between the two layers (the pleural space).

The pleura is a thin membrane that lines the surface of your lungs and the inside of your chest wall. When you have a pleural effusion, fluid builds up in the space between the layers of your pleura.

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 ...

chest wall; mediastinum; surface of the outer covering of your heart (pericardium) Surgery to completely remove the mesothelioma might still be possible. T4 mesothelioma means mesothelioma is in all ...