Mediastinal Mass and Air Bubble in Two Elderly Patients

Diaphragmatic hernia is a defect of the diaphragm that causes migration of abdominal contents to the chest cavity. Because a diaphragmatic hernia can mimic a mediastinal mass, a chest X-ray showing an intrathoracic air bubble is an important diagnostic indicator of this disease. In the two elderly p...

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Main Authors: Wen-Hsien Lee, Wen-Hung Hsu, Po-Chao Hsu, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Ho-Ming Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2013-12-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959813000136