Pulmonary function test values due to a diaphragmatic hernia
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Pulmonary function test values due to a diaphragmatic hernia.
To cite: Davidsen JR, Nygaard L, Laursen CB, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016216542 DESCRIPTION A 67-year-old never-smoking man with a wellknown congenital diaphragmatic hernia, verified on a 3-year-old chest X-ray (figure 1), consulted his general practitioner due to the detection of intermittent blood stool for 2 months, but emphasised...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-216542