[Cervical lung hernia in a case of severe chronic asthma and bronchitis].
A case of a bilateral pulmonary hernia of the lungs into the supraclavicular fossae is described. A man, aged 79, with severe chronic asthma and chronic bronchitis due to air pollution, complained of a cervical mass off and on for several years. The herniation was greater on the right side. It could be identified on physical examination by the presence of a soft painless supraclavicular bulge which was exaggerated by strain or cough. Radiologically this herniation could best be identified on lateral cervical roentgenogram. It is said that cervical lung hernia is a rare condition, but in our experience supraclavicular herniation of the lung is not unusual in cases of severe chronic obstructive lung disease.
Aoki
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Department of Internal Medicine, Kyouritsu General Hospital, Minato Medical CO-OP, Nagoya.
Takagi
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H
Ando
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T
Iida
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K
Ito
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M
D000368:Aged; D000397:Air Pollution; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000150:complications*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male