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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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| 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 |
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| author | Cheng, M.F. Choy, C.F. |
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| description | 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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| spelling | pubmed-61975052018-10-24 A case of lung herniation with hemothorax in a patient with asthma and atrial fibrillation Cheng, M.F. Choy, C.F. Respir Med Case Rep Case Report 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. Elsevier 2018-10-05 /pmc/articles/PMC6197505/ /pubmed/30364655 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.09.018 Text en © 2018 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
| spellingShingle | Case Report Cheng, M.F. Choy, C.F. A case of lung herniation with hemothorax in a patient with asthma and atrial fibrillation |
| title | A case of lung herniation with hemothorax in a patient with asthma and atrial fibrillation |
| title_full | A case of lung herniation with hemothorax in a patient with asthma and atrial fibrillation |
| title_fullStr | A case of lung herniation with hemothorax in a patient with asthma and atrial fibrillation |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case of lung herniation with hemothorax in a patient with asthma and atrial fibrillation |
| title_short | A case of lung herniation with hemothorax in a patient with asthma and atrial fibrillation |
| title_sort | case of lung herniation with hemothorax in a patient with asthma and atrial fibrillation |
| topic | Case Report |
| url | 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 |
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