Bowel sounds in the chest: An uncommon presentation of adult hernia

We report a case of a 65-year-old male, who presented with respiratory complaints of cough and breathlessness, managed initially as respiratory tract infection. However, the patient did not improve, and a thorough examination and imaging revealed herniation of a gut segment into the thorax. The pati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Majeed, Tahir, Koul, Ajaz, Khan, Talib, Hassan, Sahil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6140309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30228957
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.09.001
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Sumario:We report a case of a 65-year-old male, who presented with respiratory complaints of cough and breathlessness, managed initially as respiratory tract infection. However, the patient did not improve, and a thorough examination and imaging revealed herniation of a gut segment into the thorax. The patient was operated and respiratory symptoms improved dramatically.

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