title: Cough-induced lung intercostal hernia.
abstract: A 73-year-old male with marked emphysema was admitted to the 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital in Krakow because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation. His medical history was significant for total laryngectomy due to laryngeal cancer in 2010.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy and Immunology, 2nd Department of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland. joanna.kosalka@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kosałka
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wawrzycka-Adamczyk
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jurkiewicz
authors.forename: Wiesław
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pawlik
authors.forename: Mamert
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milewski
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Musiał
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; cough; intercostal hernia