{"id":49036,"date":"2020-10-12T06:53:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T06:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=49036"},"modified":"2023-10-06T07:32:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T07:32:53","slug":"pleurectomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/pleurectomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pleurectomy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surgical excision of a portion of the pleura.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The surgical removal of part of the pleura which has been thickened or made stiff by chronic empyema.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Surgical removal of part of the pleura, which is sometimes done to overcome recurrent pneumothorax or to remove diseased areas of pleura.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-13\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 gizmo:w-full md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Surgical procedure to remove a portion of the pleural membrane.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surgical excision of a portion of the pleura. 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