Open AccessThe Intrapleural Bridge Connection is One of the Reasons for Unknown Localized Pleural Adhesion
Author(s) -
Qing Gu,
Xinhao Deng,
Zhao Li,
Jing Wang,
Chen Hu,
Shuhua Lei,
Xiaoling Cai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s299606
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracoscopy , adhesion , pathology , pleural cavity , parietal pleura , inflammation , lung , biopsy , radiology , surgery , chemistry , organic chemistry
Simple signs of local pleural adhesion are often found in people during a physical examination. In the present study, we aimed to clarify whether the merely localized pleural adhesion was just caused by previous pleural inflammation or physiological variation.