Spontaneous Lung Herniation Leading to Extensive Subcutaneous Emphysema, Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, and Pneumopericardium

Spontaneous lung herniation is a rare phenomenon in which the lung parenchyma along with the pleural membranes protrudes outside their usual boundaries and can lead to a wide variety of complications. We are reporting a case of a middle-aged male who presented with chronic obstructive pulmonary dise...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Hamid, Mohsin, Ghani, Ali R, Ullah, Waqas, Sarwar, Usman, Patel, Rajesh
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2018
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Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6107042/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30148014
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2861
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