Horner's syndrome caused by an intercostal chest drain.
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چکیده
Horner's syndrome occurred in a young woman as a complication of the treatment of a traumatic pneumothorax with an intercostal drain. The nerve damage probably occurred when the lung had fully re-expanded, pressing the tip of the intercostal drain, lying at the apex of the pleural cavity, on to the sympathetic chain.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 44 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989