Open AccessMultiple rib fractures confused with loss of lung volume on chest X‐ray
Author(s) -
Hirata Risa,
Tago Masaki,
Tago Motoko
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6179
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , lung , rib cage , computed tomography , osteoporosis , surgery , anatomy
A 90‐year‐old woman with osteoporosis and no recent injury history visited the hospital for a regular checkup. Chest X‐ray showed a loss of right upper lung volume. Although we suspected pulmonary parenchymal or pleural disease, computed tomography revealed multiple rib fractures on the right side, which caused thoracic deformation.
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