Risk of diaphragmatic hernia in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax
Abstract Background Few studies have implied the incidence of diaphragmatic hernia (DH) after spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) with unknown mechanisms. The current study aimed to identify whether there is an association between the DH and SP. Methods We selected 46,897 patients with SP (SP cohort) and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-02147-z |