Spontaneous pneumothorax in a patient with an azygos lobe

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 579-580

  Sadikot, R T ^a   Cowen, M E ^a   Arnold, A G ^a  

^a CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azygos lobe; Spontaneous pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LUNG MALFORMATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0030811550     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.6.579     Document Type: Article

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