title: [Cough-induced intercostal lung herniation successfully diagnosed with imaging techniques].
abstract: We report the case of a 78-year-old man presenting with pain in right hemithorax that occurred suddenly after coughing. A palpable chest wall mass, soft in consistency, was noted on physical examination, and chest X-ray and CT allowed to make diagnosis of spontaneous lung hernia.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Struttura Complessa di Radiologia 2, Universita di Perugia.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosi
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Volterrani
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Macarini
authors.forename: Lucio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cagini
authors.forename: Antonio Raffaele
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cotroneo
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scialpi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications*; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012272:Ribs