Spontaneous haemopneumothorax.
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A 32-year-old woman underwent surgical excision of a lump in her left breast in a general surgical unit of the Royal Victoria Hospital. Clinical diagnosis of fibroadenosis was confirmed by frozen section histology. Anaesthesia was uneventful, the patient breathing spontaneously throughout the operation via a face mask. She was well post-operatively and was discharged on the evening of the surgery.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Ulster Medical Journal
دوره 54 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985