Spontaneous pneumothorax in a patient with buffalo chest.
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چکیده
A 42-year old male presented with chest pain. Left pneumonectomy had been performed 15 years before for tuberculosis. A chest X-ray showed small left-sided pneumothorax (Fig. 1). A chest computed tomography revealed herniation of the right lung into the contralateral side (‘buffalo chest’) and a bilateral pneumothorax (Fig. 2). With oxygen supplement, chest pain was relieved and the pneumothorax disappeared.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
دوره 41 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012