CONGENITAL ANOMALIES OF THE LUNG
Authors: James A. Wier
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Article1 February 1960CONGENITAL ANOMALIES OF THE LUNGJAMES A. WIERJAMES A. WIERSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-52-2-330 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCongenital anomalies of the lung in the adult are being recognized with increasing frequency, and an awareness of the possibility of their presence in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary disease may lead to the correct diagnosis during the course of an adequate clinical examination, including roentgenogram of the chest. Failure to consider the possibility of an anomalous condition, on the other hand, may lead to embarrassing error in diagnosis and management. This point may be illustrated by the following case report.CASE REPORTCase 1(figures 1, 2 and 3). This young soldier was admitted to our hospital with a...Bibliography1. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication May 16, 1959.Presented at the Fortieth Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, Chicago, Illinois, April 21, 1959.From the Pulmonary Disease Service, Fitzsimons Army Hospital, Denver, Colorado.Requests for reprints should be addressed to James A. Wier, Colonel (MC), Chief, Pulmonary Disease Service, Fitzsimons Army Hospital, Denver 30, Colorado. 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