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Pneumologie
June 2013
Klinik für Innere Medizin V - Pneumologie, Allergologie, Beatmungs- und Umweltmedizin, Universitätsklinikum und Medizinische Fakultät, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg.
Cough is the number one symptom for patients to visit a physician worldwide. It is an important neuronal reflex which serves to protect the airways from inhaled exogenous microorganisms, thermal and chemical irritants. Moreover, it prevents the airways from mucus retention.
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February 2011
Chirurgia Toracica, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Ann Thorac Surg
February 2004
Department of Surgery, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
Abdominal intercostal hernia occurs rarely, with only 26 previous cases reported in the professional literature. A 51-year-old man presented with a painful right chest protrusion. One year earlier he had experienced a severe coughing spell and spontaneous rib fracture and chest protrusion.
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