Transient lung herniation through a thoracic cage defect: a case report

Abstract We report a benign condition of transient lung herniation through a congenital structural defect of the thoracic cage, in a young, otherwise healthy, asymptomatic individual. A brief review of the existing literature on this rare entity is also presented.

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Psathakis, Kostas [verfasserIn]

Mermigkis, Charalampos

Tsintiris, Kostas

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E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2009

Schlagwörter:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chest Wall

Intercostal Space

Intrathoracic Pressure

Thoracic Cage

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© licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2009. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (

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Enthalten in: Cases journal - London : Biomed Central, 2008, 2(2009), 1 vom: 12. Juni

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volume:2 ; year:2009 ; number:1 ; day:12 ; month:06

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DOI / URN:

10.4076/1757-1626-2-7524

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SPR031093043

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