A valuable lesson: Always check the x ray film
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X-ray film of the month.
X-ray examination of the chest revealed a large circumscribed area of absent aeration in the central portion of the left lung which extended from the axillary portion of the chest to the hilum, merging with the mediastinal structures. In the lateral projection, this circumscribed area was superimposed over the heart. An aneurysm could not be excluded; the area of diminished aeration was thought...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7193.1239