Table of Contents

Historical Overview of Emphysema and Pleurisy - Jean Claude Yernault; Anatomy of the Pleura - Nai-San Wang; Physiology of the Pleura - Kostas Gourgoulianis and Panagiotis Behrakis; Pathophysiology of the Pleura - Veena Antony; Respiratory Function in Pleural Effusion - I. Mitrouska and Demetrios Georgopoulos; Imaging the Pleura (CXR, CT, MRI) - Theresa C. McLoud and Gerald F. Abbott; The Role of Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Pleural Diseases - Ok Hwa Kim and Kyung Joo Park; Pleural Thoracentesis and Biopsy - Christoph T. Bolliger and Andreas H. Diacon; Chest Tubes - Michael H. Baumann; Pleural Lavage as a Diagnostic and Research Tool - Marc Noppen