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Case Reports
. 1999 May;67(5):1496-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00225-8.

Atraumatic lung hernia

R T Ross  1 , C M Burnett
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Case Reports

Atraumatic lung hernia

R T Ross et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 May.

Abstract

Lung hernia is a distinctly rare event, regardless of its location and cause. Most lung hernias are acquired traumatic thoracic hernias. All previously reported cases of acquired spontaneous lung hernia involve some aspect of trauma, most commonly caused by vigorous coughing with a subsequent rib fracture. We report a case of totally atraumatic, acquired spontaneous lung hernia.

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