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What Does The Chest X-ray Finding Pleurodiaphragmatic Adhesion Mean?

hi! is pleurodiaphragmatic adhesion something i should be concernedabout? i had surgery 3 years ago when gallstones were removed. would this be the reason? my xray showed lungs are clear and slight cardiomegaly . i was just curious with this additional finding. what should i do? thanks
Wed, 30 Sep 2015
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You should get your blood checked for any infection as most common cause of these pleurodiaphragmatic adhesions is infection. Same is the case with this slight cardiomegaly.
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What Does The Chest X-ray Finding Pleurodiaphragmatic Adhesion Mean?

You should get your blood checked for any infection as most common cause of these pleurodiaphragmatic adhesions is infection. Same is the case with this slight cardiomegaly.