ISSN: 1300-0292
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Dil: Türkçe, İngilizce
İçerik: Orijinal Araştırma, Derleme, Editöre Mektup, Olgu Sunumu, Tıp Eğitimi, Tıbbi Kitap İncelemeleri
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Spontaneous Rib Fracture Caused By Coughing: Report Of Two Cases
Dalokay KILIÇ, MD,a Alper FINDIKCIOĞLU, MD,a Ahmet HATİPOĞLU, MDb
Department of aThoracic Surgery, Başkent University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, ADANADepartment of bb
Spontaneous rib fracture is a distinctly rare event, regardless of its underlying pathological causes. Two male patients 52 and 57 year-old with atypical-pneumonia and chronic bronchitis were admitted to our emergency unit with severe chest pain. Physical examination and chest X-ray revealed single rib fracture in both patients. We report those cases with spontaneous rib fracture caused by vigorous coughing and also discuss the possible pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the fractures.
Keywords: Rib fractures; cough; complications
Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2007, 27:468-470
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