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Locked lung by looped hernia: a case report
BACKGROUND: Large pleural effusions are usually symptomatic. We report a patient with asymptomatic massive left sided pleural effusion with left lung collapse secondary to a traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. CASE PRESENTATION: A 44 year old male presented with recurrent pleural effusions over six week...
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2632616/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19133147 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-29 |