Pulmonary artery aneurysm.
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چکیده
We present the case of a 77-year-old patient with a history of hypertension and glaucoma, who was admitted to our hospital for symptoms of dyspnea at rest, with no cough or expectoration. As a casual finding on the chest radiograph (Fig. 1A and B) , a saccular image was observed with well-defined borders at the level of the left hilum (arrows 1A), extending toward the retrosternal space (arrow 1B). It was decided to complete the study
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archivos de bronconeumologia
دوره 49 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013