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A case of lung herniation with hemothorax in a patient with asthma and atrial fibrillation
A 83 years old man was admitted to acute medical unit for mild asthma exacerbation. He also had atrial fibrillation and was on dabigatran. A mass on left upper chest wall was incidentally found. There were bruises over left posterolateral aspect of chest wall. Chest X-ray showed left pleural effusio...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6197505/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30364655 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.09.018 |
| Sumario: | A 83 years old man was admitted to acute medical unit for mild asthma exacerbation. He also had atrial fibrillation and was on dabigatran. A mass on left upper chest wall was incidentally found. There were bruises over left posterolateral aspect of chest wall. Chest X-ray showed left pleural effusion. Diagnostic tap yielded blood-stained fluid. Computer tomography showed left lung herniation. Cardiothoracic surgery team unit was consulted. Reduction of lung herniation and patch repair of chest wall defect was done. |
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