title: Transient lung herniation through a thoracic cage defect: a case report.
abstract: We report a benign condition of transient lung herniation through a congenital structural defect of the thoracic cage, in a young, otherwise healthy, asymptomatic individual. A brief review of the existing literature on this rare entity is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumonology, Army General Hospital of Athens Greece. kpsazakis@hol.gr
authors.forename: Kostas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Psathakis
authors.forename: Charalampos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mermigkis
authors.forename: Kostas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsintiris