An 85-year-old woman with an kyphosis and dyspnea

Langenberg, L.C.; Tebbes, M.; de Leeuw, B.

Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 156(25): A3308

2012


ISSN/ISBN: 1876-8784
PMID: 22748364
Document Number: 657179
An 85-year-old woman with a severe kyphosis presented at the emergency room because of progressive dyspnea and cough, without other complaints. During auscultation, peristaltic sounds were heard over the thorax. A massive diaphragmatic hernia with intrathoracic stomach, small intestine and colon, was seen on CT-scan.

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