Diaphragmatic adhesions are most often seen in the thoracic and abdominal cavities due to inflammation, infection, tumor, and other irritations that cause adhesions to the diaphragm.
More often seen in pleurisy (exudative lesions are common, mostly seen as tuberculous pleurisy, tuberculous pericarditis), adhesions of the diaphragm to the pleura and pericardium occur in the late stages of inflammation, which are manifested in X-ray and imaging as irregular contours of the diaphragm, diaphragmatic traction, blunting or loss of the angle of the rib diaphragm, and limited range of motion;
Lung cancer, lung abscess, pneumothorax, pneumonia, pleural effusion, and irritation of the diaphragm by invasion can also result.
Gastrointestinal symptoms, peritonitis, intra-abdominal tumors, and postoperative irritation of the diaphragm by abdominal organs can also result
After exploratory surgery following chest trauma, abdominal trauma.