Utility of the sliding lung sign for the prediction of preoperative intrathoracic adhesions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess the potential of the ultrasonographic sliding lung sign to detect severe intrathoracic adhesions before surgery.

Methods

This was a prospective, single-center, observational study including all patients aged 20-89 years undergoing elective thoracic surgery. Patients with pneumothorax, pyothorax, hemothorax, chylothorax, and hydrothorax were excluded. We recorded the ultrasound sliding lung sign, surgical characteristics, and follow-up parameters: past medical history, respiratory function, chest X-ray findings, and computed tomography (CT) findings. Severe intrathoracic adhesion was defined as the need for adhesiolysis requiring more than 30 minutes.

Results

A total of 168 patients consented to participate. All 15 patients without the sliding lung

SUBMITTER: Homma T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7475547 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature