Abstract:Abstract:Objective: The oblique fi ssure separates the upper lobe from the lower lobe in the left lung and the upper lobe from the lower and middle lobes in the right lung. The aim of the present study was to compare the projection of the oblique fi ssure observed on lateral chest radiographs of retired coal mine workers who had coal worker's pneumoconiosis (CWP) with that of healthy men.
Materials and methods:The study included 120 men divided into three groups: retired coal miner patients diagnosed with CWP … Show more
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