Chest X-ray is the basis of diagnosis of chest diseases and is the most widely used. The examination methods include fluoroscopy, radiography and various special examinations (barium meal fluoroscopy, body layer CT, bronchography, angiography, etc.).
The diseases commonly diagnosed by chest X-ray are as follows.
I. Congenital diseases
1.Congenital bronchial cysts
2.Lung dysplasia and hypoplasia
3.Lung lobe isolation disease
4.Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula
5.Congenital esophageal disease
II. Injurious diseases
1.Tracheal and bronchial laceration
2.Esophageal rupture
3.Pulmonary contusion
4.Lung laceration and pulmonary hematoma
5.Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia
6.Rib fracture
Infectious diseases
1.Tracheomalacia
2.Lung abscess
3, pulmonary tuberculosis (tuberculosis ball, fibrous cavity type tuberculosis, tuberculous encapsulated abscess chest)
4, pulmonary parasitic disease (pulmonary encapsulated cyst, pulmonary schistosomiasis, pulmonary amebiasis)
5, odontogenic (pharyngeal infection) downstream necrotizing mediastinitis
IV. Tumors
1.Tracheal tumor
2.Primary bronchial lung cancer
3.Esophageal cancer, cardia cancer
4.Mediastinal tumor
5.Benign tumor of bronchus and lung
6.Benign tumor of esophagus
7.Other malignant tumors of bronchus and lung
8.Lung metastasis tumor
9.Pleural tumor
V. Other diseases
1.Large alveoli of the lung
2.Middle lobe syndrome
3.Esophageal hiatal hernia
4, cardia loss retardation
5.Pulmonary embolism
6.Pneumothorax, pleural effusion, etc.
Once the above diseases are suspected, sufficient attention should be paid to them. Go to Jiu Hospital to seek consultation with thoracic surgery experts to clarify (exclude) the diagnosis and determine a reasonable treatment plan so as not to miss the best time for specialist treatment.